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Respect Existence or Expect Resistance: Civil Rights Era Photographs from the Collection

Organized by: Addison Gallery of American Art
03/10/2017 - 07/30/2017

Exhibition Objects (38)

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Image of Alabama. Birmingham. 1963.

Robert (Bob) Adelman - Alabama. Birmingham. 1963. 1987.424

Image of Arrest of Eddie Brown, Albany, Georgia

Danny Lyon - Arrest of Eddie Brown, Albany, Georgia 2012.79.6

Image of As demonstrators block traffic in front of Leb's Restaurant, a mob begins to abuse them with kicks, blows and burning cigarettes. An anonymous woman confronts the mob and then joins the demonstrators, Atlanta, Georgia

Danny Lyon - As demonstrators block traffic in front of Leb's Restaurant, a mob begins to abuse them with kicks, blows and burning cigarettes. An anonymous woman confronts the mob and then joins the demonstrators, Atlanta, Georgia 2012.79.30

Image of Birmingham Race Riot

Andy Warhol - Birmingham Race Riot 1987.161.5

Image of Black Panther Survival Conference in Bobby Hutton Park in Oakland

Stephen Shames - Black Panther Survival Conference in Bobby Hutton Park in Oakland 2007.104

Image of Black Panthers Lined Up

Stephen Shames - Black Panthers Lined Up 2007.105

Image of Bobby - Los Angeles

Harry Benson - Bobby - Los Angeles 2015.13

Image of Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Front of Panther Headquarters in Oakland

Stephen Shames - Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Front of Panther Headquarters in Oakland 2007.94

Image of Brooklyn, New York

Leonard Freed - Brooklyn, New York 2002.6

Image of Charleston, South Carolina

Robert Frank - Charleston, South Carolina 1989.77.13

Image of Clifford Vaughs, SNCC photographer, is arrested by the National Guard, Cambridge, Maryland

Danny Lyon - Clifford Vaughs, SNCC photographer, is arrested by the National Guard, Cambridge, Maryland 2012.79.32

Image of Crowds along the funeral route for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Danny Lyon - Crowds along the funeral route for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama 2012.79.19

Image of Demonstration at an "all-white" swimming pool, Cairo, Illinois

Danny Lyon - Demonstration at an "all-white" swimming pool, Cairo, Illinois 2012.79.1

Image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Reverend Ralph Abernathy

Ernest C. Withers - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Reverend Ralph Abernathy 2010.71

Image of Dr. Martin Luther King just before speaking at the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Danny Lyon - Dr. Martin Luther King just before speaking at the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama 2012.79.22

Image of Drill Instructor, Ft. Jackson, S.C.

Dick Durrance II - Drill Instructor, Ft. Jackson, S.C. 1994.17.7

Image of Elements of D Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, hel

Dick Durrance II - Elements of D Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, hel 1975.10

Image of Ethel - Los Angeles

Harry Benson - Ethel - Los Angeles 2015.14

Image of George Murray Speaks at a Rally

Stephen Shames - George Murray Speaks at a Rally 2007.115

Image of Graduation parade, Ft. McClellan, Ala.

Dick Durrance II - Graduation parade, Ft. McClellan, Ala. 1994.17.15

Image of James Meredith after being shot with bird shot

Jack R. Thornell - James Meredith after being shot with bird shot 1987.550

Image of Jazz group, Camp Evans

Dick Durrance II - Jazz group, Camp Evans 1994.17.41

Image of John Lewis at the Cairo demonstration. Basis for SNCC poster, "Come let us build a new world together," Cairo, Illinois

Danny Lyon - John Lewis at the Cairo demonstration. Basis for SNCC poster, "Come let us build a new world together," Cairo, Illinois 2012.79.3

Image of Lt. Tamm Arresting Franklin Alexander

Stephen Shames - Lt. Tamm Arresting Franklin Alexander 2007.106

Image of New York City

Bruce Davidson - New York City 2017.5

Image of North Carolina

Elliott Erwitt - North Carolina 1986.19

Image of Panthers in Provo Park in Berkeley

Stephen Shames - Panthers in Provo Park in Berkeley 2007.98

Image of Press Conference for Angela Davis the Day After She Was Released on Bail

Stephen Shames - Press Conference for Angela Davis the Day After She Was Released on Bail 2007.121

Image of Segregation signs at a Jackson, Mississippi bus terminal

Danny Lyon - Segregation signs at a Jackson, Mississippi bus terminal 2012.79.7

Image of Selma to Montgomery March

James Karales - Selma to Montgomery March 2010.8

Image of Singing group at the March on Washington. Basis for the SNCC poster titled "Now," Washington, DC

Danny Lyon - Singing group at the March on Washington. Basis for the SNCC poster titled "Now," Washington, DC 2012.79.15

Image of SNCC workers outside the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church: Emma Bell, Dorie Ladner, Dona Richards, Sam Shirah, and Doris Derby, Birmingham, Alabama

Danny Lyon - SNCC workers outside the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church: Emma Bell, Dorie Ladner, Dona Richards, Sam Shirah, and Doris Derby, Birmingham, Alabama 2012.79.21

Image of T. V. Political Series

Donald Blumberg - T. V. Political Series 1998.80.4

Image of Trolley, New Orleans

Robert Frank - Trolley, New Orleans 1989.77.18

Image of U.S. Marine, Hughes, Arkansas

Eugene Richards - U.S. Marine, Hughes, Arkansas 1974.77

Image of Untitled (Black Muslims)

Gordon Parks - Untitled (Black Muslims) 2017.13

Image of Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered

Paul Fusco - Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered 2008.119.9

Image of Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered

Paul Fusco - Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered 2008.119.18

Artists (17)

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Andy Warhol (McKeesport, PA, Aug 6, 1928 - Feb 22, 1987, New York, NY)
Bruce Davidson (Oak Park, IL, Sep 5, 1933 - )
Danny Lyon (Brooklyn, NY, Mar 16, 1942 - )
Dick Durrance II (Seattle, WA, Dec 4, 1942 - )
Donald Blumberg (Brooklyn, New York, Apr 4, 1935 - )
Elliott Erwitt (Paris, France, Jul 26, 1928 – Nov 29, 2023, New York, NY)
Ernest C. Withers (Memphis, Tennessee, August 7, 1922 - October 15, 2007, Memphis, Tennessee)
Eugene Richards (Dorchester, MA, Apr 25, 1944 - )
Gordon Parks (Fort Scott, KS, Nov 30, 1912 - Mar 7, 2006, New York, NY)
Harry Benson (Glasgow, Scotland, Dec 2, 1929 - )
Jack R. Thornell (Vicksburg, Mississippi, Aug 29, 1939 - )
James Karales (Canton, OH, Jul 15, 1930 - Apr 1, 2002, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
Leonard Freed (Brooklyn, NY, Oct 23, 1929 - Nov 30, 2006, Garrison, N.Y.)
Paul Fusco (Leominster, MA, 1930 - July 15, 2000)
Robert (Bob) Adelman (New York, NY, Oct 30, 1930 - 19 Mar, 2016, Miami Beach, FL)
Robert Frank (Zurich, Switzerland, Nov 9, 1924 - Sept 9, 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia)
Stephen Shames (Cambridge, MA, 1947 - )

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