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Free Angela demonstration in front of the Criminal Court Building in Lower Manhattan, where Angela Davis is being held after she was arrested in New York on October 13, 1970

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white archival print of demonstrators protesting to support Angela Davis in front of the Criminal Courts Building in Lower Manhattan. Protestors hold fists in the air, and those in the background hold banners. Several protesters wear pinback buttons on their jacket lapels. In background is a concrete and brick building facade. On back at top left in pencil is [1970 - New York]; at center is [Stephen Shames / 2/10].
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Stephen Shames, American, born 1947
Subject of
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
October 1970; printed 2021
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
ink on paper with graphite
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 12 in. (19.9 × 30.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type
black-and-white photographs
pigment prints
inkjet prints
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