<I>Photograph of Pamela Weems next to the White House</I>
date: label: Date
content: August 26, 2020; printed 2021
name: label: Photograph by
content: Matt McClain, American
label: Subject of
content: Pamela Weems
notes: label: Description
content: The is a matte color archival pigment print photograph of protester Pamela Weems by Matthew “Matt” McClain. Weems is wearing hoops, a bedazzled black face mask, and dark lens sunglasses with a metallic rim. Weems is pictured from the neck up with her right hand raised in a fist. The photograph was taken during an August 26, 2020 protest against racism and police brutality in front of the White House, as seen in the background. Six security personnel can be seen on the roof, next to the flag of the United States. The print has a wide white margin around the image and no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Resistance
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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: 2023.6
objectType: label: Type
content: digital prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Washington Post
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment-based ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 16 1/4 × 11 in. (41.3 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (paper): 23 1/4 × 18 in. (59.1 × 45.7 cm)