by Artist (26)
Charles Tasnadi
(Ajka, Hungary, March 1, 1925 - January 10, 2008, Washington D.C.)A group of pickets kneel in prayer outside the White House, March 12, 1965
Vintage wire photograph on paper
5 5/8 x 9 3/16 in. (14.29 x 23.34 cm)
Creation Place:
North America
Technique:
Photography
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg in honor of Myrlie Evers-Williams
Accession Number:
P2021.9.26
Commentary
Pickets Pause for Prayer: A group of pickets, most of them from the Cleveland area, kneel in prayer outside the White House today. The pickets came to Washington for an inter-faith rally along with more than 4,000 civil rights leaders and churchmen from different sections of the country.
Provenance
Donated to the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College by Michael Mattis and Judy Hochberg on June 2, 2021.
Marks
On verso: Typewritten label affixed near bottom, "(WX13)WASHINGTON,MARCH 12--PICKETS FOR PRAYER--A group of pickets, most of them from the / Cleveland area,kneel in prayer outside the White House today. The pickets came to Washington / for an inter-faith rally along with more than 4,000 civil rights leaders and churhmen from / different sections of the country.(AP WIREPHOTO) (SEE AP WIRE STORY) (rw61430ct)1965". Stamped in red ink along right side nar center: "MAR 13 1965". Handwritten in blue ink along top: "D. C. Washington - Civil Rights / Demon[remaining letters illegible]". Handwritten in graphite across center: "SubAP4 8 3/4 x 6" deep / 700 edition / D.C Record Amer.". Underneath graphte inscription is an Associated Press stamp in black ink. Handwritten in graphite along left edge: "CVL-DC-020.3/CT 2000". Sticker affixed below "D. C." inscription: "6x8 / 666637". Red sticker affixed above typewritten label: "86".
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 10
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
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This object has the following keywords:
Civil Rights Movements,
Cleveland,
Discrimination,
Injustice,
Picketing,
Prayer and Devotion,
Protesters,
Rallies,
Street Scenes,
Voting Rights,
Voting Rights,
Washington DC,
White House
- Civil Rights Movements
- Cleveland
- Discrimination
- Injustice
- Picketing
- Prayer and Devotion
- Protesters
- Rallies
- Street Scenes
- Voting Rights
- Voting Rights
- Washington DC
- White House
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Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 9 3/16 in. (14.29 x 23.34 cm)
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