<I>Wake Up</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Gerald Williams, American, born 1941
label: Published by
content: AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A screen print by Gerald Williams. At center of the print is a self-portrait of the artist, surrounded by multi-colored block letters in bright yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, and green. The letters repeat the words and phrases “CAN YOU DIG,” “AWAKE,” “WAKE UP,” and “CHECK THIS OUT. ” Towards the bottom right is a large, red block containing text and federal agency memos related to the “King Alfred Plan” false conspiracy. A small map of the United States is depicted in the bottom left of the block. There are no markings on the reverse of the print.
place: label: Place collected
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
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: 2023.46.2
objectType: label: Type
content: prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Gerald Williams
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 40 3/8 × 28 1/16 in. (102.6 × 71.3 cm)