<I>#1960Now Atlanta / Hell You Talmbout / Janelle Monae: Untitled</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Photograph by
content: Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Janelle Monáe, American, born 1985
label: Subject of
content: Alexia Christian, American, died 2015
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: 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.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Atlanta, Georgia. At center is the entertainer Janelle Monáe, who is wearing a white shirt and white cap, her eyes closed. She is holding a sign with another woman, which reads: "#What happened to / ALEXIA CHRISTIAN / #SAYHERNAME / #STOPKILLINGUS!" Behind Monáe and the woman are men and women in a group, some holding other signs.
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: #1960Now Atlanta / Hell You Talmbout / Janelle Monae
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Pree Bright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.44.17
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Pree Bright
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 16 1/2 × 13 in. (41.9 × 33 cm)