Resurrection City: Untitled

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

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

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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

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5051738cc-8b64-42a7-8cbb-61ace7075f64