H x W (Sheet): 16 3/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41.6 × 33.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Caption:
Sheila Pree Bright is best recognized for crafting compelling images that examine the meaning of Americanism and democracy. Working through diverse photographic forms ranging from digital prints to photographic murals on the sides of buildings, Bright is both an observer and participant in the communities that populate her images. While celebrating the presence and power of the people caught in the click of her lens, Bright elevates our understanding of democracy by documenting the lived experiences of Americans who raise their voices from the ground. This image is from Bright’s project #1960Now, a portfolio of photographs that document Black Lives Matter as a movement of diverse ideas, communities, and cultures.
Description:
A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. A group of people are gathered in an intersection in the middle of a city street. At left, a woman is talking into a microphone with a cord that attaches to a speaker or other amplification out of frame. At right, a woman is kneeling on the ground, facing the woman with the microphone. A sign on the ground next to the kneeling woman reads: "HOW / MUCH / IS MY / LIFE / WOR [illegible]." Behind the women, other members of the crowd are sitting and standing, holding signs, some with fists raised. A street sign behind the crowd reads "Jesse Hill Jr Dr NE."
