1960Now Portfolio (A): Untitled

Object Details

Photograph by: Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967
Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Man or Men

Caption: Sheila Pree Bright is best recognized for crafting compelling images that examine the meaning of Americanism and democracy. Working through diverse photographic forms ranging from digital prints to photographic murals on the sides of buildings, Bright is both an observer and participant in the communities that populate her images. While celebrating the presence and power of the people caught in the click of her lens, Bright elevates our understanding of democracy by documenting the lived experiences of Americans who raise their voices from the ground. This image is from Bright’s project #1960Now, a portfolio of photographs that document Black Lives Matter as a movement of diverse ideas, communities, and cultures.
Description: A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Ferguson, Missouri. A group of people are walking together down a city street. At center of the photograph are three (3) young children, two girls and a boy, carrying placards. All three children's placards read: ""We Can't Stop Now" / Join Us / National March / In Ferguson / March 20 - 21, 2015 / [illegible]", and the placard held by the girl at proper left has an additional handwritten sign attached to the handle that reads: "YOUNG / BLACK / LIVE [sic] / MATTER." Behind the children at the proper left, other children are carrying a ceremonial protest white coffin with a wreath of flowers on top. Other members of the group are carrying printed and handwritten signs.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

2015

Restrictions & Rights: © Sheila Pree Bright; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 16 3/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41.6 × 33.3 cm); H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)

Place captured: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: 1960Now Portfolio (A)
Classification: Photographs and Still Images
Movement: Black Lives Matter

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Children; Civil Rights; Photography; Race relations; U.S. History, 2001-

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c92d9262-1be5-40e9-a667-743f7f3a5b2c