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:
Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, 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 Ferguson, Missouri. At the center of the photograph is protest sign with large handwritten letters that reads: "We LOVE / our people / And We WILL BE / Here until Justice is / Served." Handwritten in between the large words, in small print, are "Week 11", "Week 11 [sic]", "Week 12", "Week 13", "Week 14", "Week 15", "Week 16", "Week 17", "Week 18", "Week 19", "Week 10 [sic] 20"
