<I>Angela Davis released from jail when her bail is granted, San Jose, February 23, 1972</I>
date: label: Date
content: February 23, 1972; printed 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: Stephen Shames, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white archival print of Angela Davis being released on bail. She smiles widely while standing behind a man whose back is to the viewer. The two appear to stand in front of a car with a door open for entry. A woman carrying a messenger bag over her shoulder stands behind Davis, as does a sheriff's deputy with hands clasped. A crowd can be seen gathered in the background. On back at top left in pencil is [1972 - San Jose]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
place: label: Place depicted
content: San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.11.8
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
label: Type
content: pigment prints
label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 2021, Stephen Shames
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with graphite
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 1/16 × 12 in. (20.5 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)