Photograph of a man in a wheelchair at the 20th Anniversary March on Washington
date: label: Date
content: August 27, 1983; printed 2013
name: label: Photograph by
content: Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: United States Army, American, founded 1775
label: Subject of
content: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, founded 1949
label: Printed by
content: Brigitte Freed, American
label: Printed by
content: Pablo Inirio
label: Subject of
content: 20th Anniversary March on Washington, founded 1983
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man in a wheelchair in front of a nuclear protest sign during the twentieth anniversary of the March on Washington, August 27, 1983. The man is depicted in the central foreground, seated in a wheelchair decorated with American flags and text that reads [[P]OW-MI[A]]. He is wearing military camouflage uniform and cap and sunglasses. The large sign behind him reads [DISGRACE TO DECENCY, CIVILIZATION, / REASON, AND LOGIC.] at the top. Below are two graphics of a nuclear mushroom cloud with the word [NO] painted inside each cloud. The text below the cloud on the left side of the image reads [DECENT CIVILIZED PEOPLE / DO NOT NUKE FELLOW / HUMANS.]. The text below the cloud on the right side reads [THE WORLD MUST / RENOUNCE THIS MADESS. / IT STARTS WITH YOU.]. Between the clouds is a centrally depicted graphic of a large skull, four (4) small skulls and an nuclear symbol with a banner above and below that reads [AS AN ACT OF SANITY / BAN / NUCLEAR WEAPONS / OR [HAVE A NICE / DOOMSDAY?]]. The bottom third of the sign reads [NATO AND WARSAW PACT [COUNTRIES?] STAND ASTRIDE / THE SAME [UNCONTROLLABLE WEAPONS?] PILE / THE [WORLD TREMBLES AT ITS FATE?].
label: Description
content: On the verso of the image are handwritten inscriptions that provide the image date, event information, location, image number, the name of the printer, and the signature of the donor. There are also two (2) stamp marks in black ink in the bottom right corner of the verso.
place: label: Place captured
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: USA. Second March on Washington.
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.123.2.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 13 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.3 × 22.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)