<I>#1960Now Portfolio (B): Untitled</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2015
name: label: Photograph by
content: Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: John Crawford III, American, 1992 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Kajieme Powell, American, 1989 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: VonDerrit Myers Jr., American, 1996 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Ezell Ford, American, died 2014
label: Subject of
content: Dante Parker, American, 1977 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Akai Gurley, 1986 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014
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 lower center, two (2) men are lying on the ground, holding up placards with slogans printed in large black letters on white posterboard. The placard being held by the man on proper left reads: ""BLACK" / "BLOOD" / CRIES / "FROM THE" / GROUND." The placard being held by the man at proper right reads: "SHOT DOWN / BY THE POLICE / MIKE BROWN / JOHN CRAWFORD / KAJIEME POWELL / VONDERRITT [sic] MYERS / ERIC GARNER / EZELL FORD / DANTE PARKER / AKAI GURLEY / 12 YR OLD TAMIR RICE." Behind the signs, other people sitting or standing and also holding signs are visible in the background.
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: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: #1960Now Portfolio (B)
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: 2016.44.1
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)