Protest
by Alys Caviness-Gober
Title
Protest
Artist
Alys Caviness-Gober
Medium
Painting - Acrylic
Description
An impression of violent struggle during the Civil Rights Era; confrontation between law enforcement and a peaceful protestor. This image is inspired by an historic photograph of Taylor Washington, a high school student, as he yells out whilst being choked by a policeman (photograph by Danny Lyon, from Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement). The photograph became the cover of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's photo book, The Movement (Simon & Schuster, 1964), with text by Lorrain Hansberry, author of A Raisin In The Sun.
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February 8th, 2013
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