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Photograph by:
John H. White, American, born 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image and sheet): 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
Type:
black-and-white photographs
chromogenic color prints
Place collected:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970s; printed 2010
Description:
A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd of women raising their fists in a Black Power salute. The women are shouting with their right fists rasied in the air. All four women in the front row are wearing floral-printed tops. Many of the women throughout the crowd have afros. A man's face is visible in the bottom left corner. The number and copyright reading [0-5166626-F-JHW_KIF029 / 3 N6 (c) Dreambox Foto Studio 2010] is printed on the back of the photogrpah.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black power  Search this
Gesture  Search this
Photography  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number:
2016.118.27
Restrictions & Rights:
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfa48f6e-620e-4239-8022-e29a29df5d2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.118.27