<I>Charlene Mitchell is arrested at Angela Davis’ trial. Outside the courtroom, San Jose, 1972</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1972; printed 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: Stephen Shames, American, born 1947
label: Subject of
content: Charlene Mitchell, American, born 1930
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 Charlene Mitchell being arrested by a Santa Clara County Sheriff deputy with name badge that reads [RHODES]. Mitchell wears a scarf, overcoat with [FREE ANGELA] pin, and slight smile as she is led by the right arm. Deputy Sheriff at left directs Deputy Rhodes to take Mitchell out of field of view towards the viewer. Behind Mitchell and the deputies is a group of at least a dozen reporters aiming cameras and microphones towards the scene. 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: Mass media
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: 2022.11.7
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): 7 15/16 × 12 in. (20.1 × 30.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)