Photograph by:

Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021  Search this

Subject of:

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

H x W: 3179 pixels × 2157 pixels, 39.27 MB

Type:

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Description:

This image depicts a woman during the construction of Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. She is wearing a yellow cloth wrapped around her head. She is shown from the chest upwards, wearing a light grey button shirt, with an object hanging from a cloth strap around her neck. Wooden frames for temporary shelters are visible in the background.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Communities  Search this

Labor  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Photography  Search this

Resistance  Search this

Social reform  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number:

2014.116.37

Restrictions & Rights:

© Robert Houston

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Resurrection City

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Poor People's Campaign

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5936e7cf3-a42f-4a4a-ad8e-83a26edb4497

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.116.37