Object Details
- Photograph by
- Jill Freedman, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Reies Tijerina, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Object number
- 2017.81.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2017.81.18
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5051738cc-8b64-42a7-8cbb-61ace7075f64
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