[Posters from the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Washington, D.C.]
- Title: [Posters from the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Washington, D.C.]
- Date Created/Published: [2020-2021]
- Medium: 34 items : prints & drawings, mixed media ; sheet 98 x 97 cm and smaller.
- Summary: A selection of posters, mostly handmade, that were attached to the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence surrounding Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C, from June 2020 and January 2021 to protest the treatment of African Americans by police. Some of the posters address other social issues such as racism, womens and transgender rights, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. Identified artist include Karen Irwin, Mahogany X, Nadine Seiler and Luther Wright. Most artists are not identified.
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The collection donors have made this collection material available for educational use. The collection materials should not be used for commercial activities and derivative works should not be made. (Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND)
- Access Advisory: Served only by appointment because the material requires special handling. For more information, see: Materials Designated "Served by Appointment Only,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html)
- Call Number: LOT 15471 (H size)(OSE size)(OSF size) [P&P]
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- LOT title devised by Library staff.
- The Library acquired the posters from Nadine Seiler and Karen Irwin, who guarded the fence and the posters from August 2020 to January 2021. They dismantled the display on January 30, 2021 and donated the posters to several public institutions, including the Library of Congress and Howard University.
- The posters have been digitized and are available online, http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ppoc
- Gift; Nadine Seiler & Karen Irwin on behalf of the BLM community; 2021; (DLC/PP-2021:011).
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- Rights Advisory: The collection donors have made this collection material available for educational use. The collection materials should not be used for commercial activities and derivative works should not be made. (Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND)
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: LOT 15471 (H size)(OSE size)(OSF size) [P&P]
- Medium: 34 items : prints & drawings, mixed media ; sheet 98 x 97 cm and smaller.
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- Call Number: LOT 15471 (H size)(OSE size)(OSF size) [P&P]
- Medium: 34 items : prints & drawings, mixed media ; sheet 98 x 97 cm and smaller.
- Access Advisory: Served only by appointment because the material requires special handling. For more information, see: Materials Designated "Served by Appointment Only," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html
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