Placard with "STAY WOKE RISE & DIVERSIFY" used during the Women's March
date: label: Date
content: January 21, 2017
name: label: Created by
content: Dr. Calonie Gray, American
label: Manufactured by
content: ArtSkills, American, founded 1987
label: Subject of
content: Women's March, American, founded 2017
notes: label: Description
content: A placard used during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The placard is white with a thick red, foil border with handwritten and cut out printed block text that reads [STAY / WOKE / RISE & / DIVERSIFY]. The word [STAY] is hand printed in black marker and his been filled in with red glitter. The word [WOKE] is hand printed in black marker and his been filled in with silver glitter. The text [RISE &] has been printed in black in on white paper that that been cut out and glued to the placard. The word [DIVERSIFY] was printed in rainbow text, outlined by hand in black marker, and embellished with gold glitter. The back of the placard is white and blank. There is a small blue and white adhesive ArtSkills label in the bottom right corner that includes information about the poster board, the barcode, QR code, manufacturer's logo, and the manufacturer's information and copyright information. The white ribbon has been threaded through two (2) holes punched along the top edge of the placard and knotted in place.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Feminism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
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 Dr. Calonie Gray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.96.1
objectType: label: Type
content: placards (information artifacts)
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: ink , glue , glitter , cardboard and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 13/16 × 28 1/16 in. (58 × 71.2 cm)