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Gage Park Protest, Chicago

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1967/68

Artist:

Darryl Cowherd
American, born 1940

About this artwork

During the summer of 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. conducted a housing desegregation campaign in Chicago that culminated in August with marches on the South Side. White workers, homeowners, and young residents protested violently, resisting integration. Eventually the American Nazi Party became involved, organizing a series of smaller protests and then a demonstration called the White People’s March, held September 10, 1966. South Side–based photojournalist Darryl Cowherd was one of several local Black photographers who captured the event. Among the marchers was a high-school classmate of Cowherd’s who facilitated the photographer’s access at what must have been uncomfortably close range.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Darryl Cowherd

Title

Gage Park Protest, Chicago

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19.2 × 28.3 cm (7 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.); Mount: 24 × 30 cm (9 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior gifts of the Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation and D. R. Ryan, Jr.

Reference Number

2017.161

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