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Created by:
Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002  Search this
Medium:
ink on cardboard with wood
Dimensions:
H x W (sign): 21 7/8 × 27 13/16 in. (55.5 × 70.7 cm)
H x W (handle): 26 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (67 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
signs
Place used:
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Description:
This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Power to the People". There is a narrow flat stick of wood as a handle mounted to the back with adhesive. There are also four strips of black tape across the handle and the back of the sign. There are two names written on the back.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Dance  Search this
Justice  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
Object number:
2016.22.9
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f41fd3db-c741-4396-b46e-5c6107b81743
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.22.9