by Artist (2)
Unknown Photographer
Fifteen senators launched a determined effort to pass effective Civil Rights legislation, January 29, 1959
Vintage wire photograph on paper
6 9/16 x 8 in. (16.67 x 20.32 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Restricted gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Accession Number:
P2021.13.1387
Commentary
Fifteen senators launched a determined effort to pass "effective" Civil Rights legislation and, in effect, challenged the Eisenhower Administration to support them. Shown at a press conference explaining the broad Civil Rights Bill are (left to right): Senator Gordon Allott, Republican from Colorado; Senator Jacob Javits, Republican from New York; Senator Paul Douglas, Democrat from Illinois; and Senator Joseph Clark, Democrat from Pennsylvania.
Marks
On recto: typewritten title and date. On verso: date stamp and newspaper stamp.
Materials
Wire photographs were originally transmitted over phonelines, then later, by satellite. They were first used in the early 1920s. Associated Press became a leader with this. After pigment touch-ups, etc., the print is put into a drum (like a drum scanner). The image gets converted into audio tones that are transmitted. The tones are received and beamed onto photo-sensitive paper. Wire photographs are copies without originals---they are hybrid, transmitted objects. (Britt Salvesen, Curator and Department Head, Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 30-31, 2022)
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
This object has the following keywords:
Civil Rights laws,
Civil Rights Movements,
Colorado,
Eisenhower Administration,
Gordon Allott,
Illinois,
Injustice,
Jacob Javits,
Joseph Clark,
Male Portraits,
New York,
Paul Douglas,
Pennsylvania,
Press Conferences,
Racial Discrimination,
Washington DC
- Civil Rights laws
- Civil Rights Movements
- Colorado
- Eisenhower Administration
- Gordon Allott
- Illinois
- Injustice
- Jacob Javits
- Joseph Clark
- Male Portraits
- New York
- Paul Douglas
- Pennsylvania
- Press Conferences
- Racial Discrimination
- Washington DC
Additional Images
Click an image to view a larger version
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 8 in. (16.67 x 20.32 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
- Sheet Dimensions: 7 x 9 1/8 in. (17.78 x 23.18 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Your current search criteria is: Keyword is "DJW" and [Object]Object Type is "Photography" and [Object]Century is "20th c".
The content on this website is subject to change as collection records are researched and refined and may be subject to copyright restrictions.
For further inquiries, contact Associate Director/Registrar Steve Comba at steven.comba@pomona.edu.
For further inquiries, contact Associate Director/Registrar Steve Comba at steven.comba@pomona.edu.