I Am a Man

March 29, 1968

Charlie Kelly

Associated Names
Charlie Kelly

Artist, American, 1932 - 2016

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a confrontation between military personnel and protesters holding signs. The image depicts a scene on a city street, where a line of soldiers in helmets and uniforms each hold rifles pointed towards a group of individuals who are holding signs that read "I AM A MAN". The background includes the facade of a theater marquee advertising the film "The Graduate". Shadows cast on the pavement add to the impact of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.4 × 23.5 cm (6 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.469

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Historic Images, Memphis); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks along left edge and across bottom in black ink; by unknown hand, along left edge in black ink: 1-13 turns in 2103 Pic ©; lower left printed in image: AP; by unknown hand, lower center in black ink: 3100 Clark College Photo Exhibit; lower right: (CROP TO EDGE / OF FRAME); lower right: .59; bottom center: SCAN- try to keep grey tone (not [underlined] blue-ish) lighten darks if poss.; on verso, top left printed in black ink: CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; upper left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: o r a 9 4 7 4 7 / www.historicimages.com; upper right stamped in blue ink: JAN 13 1994

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