<I>The Strikers</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1937-1940
name: label: Created by
content: Frederick D. Jones Jr., American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A Depression-era wood engraving print of a crowd of strikers. The impression is very dark, making great use of shading and shadow to create details. The strikers that make up the crowd are portrayed as vigorous, monumental shapes. Their blocky, geometric forms recall elements of Industrialism, while their angular faces evoke African masks. The man in front stands solidly, knees bent and feet apart. He wears a short sleeve shirt and a cap. The figure turns towards his right and carries a sign over his right shoulder with both hands. The sign, one of the few patches of white in an image of dark greys, stands out from the rest of the picture and reads "UNFAIR TO US" in black letters. There are two men behind this figure, one to his left, also carrying a white sign that reads “WE WANT TO LIVE!" Both of these men are only partially visible from behind the front figure. All three men are standing on several white sheets on the ground that are scuffed, rumpled and may have writing on them. Behind the trio are several other shadowy figure, part of a brick wall, and a dented trash can. There is a wide margin around the image, with the title, edition number, and artist signature below.
place: label: Place made
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Labor
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
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: 2010.51.3
objectType: label: Type
content: wood engravings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: black carbon ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 5/8 x 8 in. (21.9 x 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Matted): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)