Title from caption on object: “Police Broke up a Near-Riot Today...”

June 16, 1953

Howard Borvig

Associated Names
Howard Borvig

Artist, American, 1902 - 1980

International News Photos, Inc.

Publisher

This is a photograph of a group of people participating in a protest. The image shows a street scene where individuals are walking along the sidewalk, holding signs related to seeking clemency for the Rosenbergs. The scene captures the tension and emotions of the protest, as well as the attire and atmosphere of the period. The people are mostly in formal attire, reflecting the fashion of the time, and the signs they carry display various messages urging for clemency and appealing to prominent figures. In the backdrop, there is urban architecture with cars parked along the street. The photograph also features a typewritten description that narrates the context and events related to this protest.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.7 × 20.4 cm (6 9/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 × 22.8 cm (7 1/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.414

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom printed in image: CG-33-INP SOUNDPHOTO-CHICAGO-6-16-53...POLICE BROKE UP A NEAR-RIOT TODAY AS NEARLY / 400-PERSONS THREATENED TO ATTACK PARADING ROSENBERG SYMPATHIZERS. THE INCIDENT TOOK / PLACE OUTSIDE THE U.S. COURTHOUSE WHERE 35 PLACARD CARRYING MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN / HAD TAKEN UP A THREE DAY CLEMECY [sic] VIGIL. POLICE ARRIVED IN TIME TO STOP A LIVELY / FIGHT TAKING PLACE BETWEEN A SYMPATHIZER AND A YOUTH AS A HUGE LUNCHEON CROWD JEERED / and MADE THREATS. THE PICKETS CALLED OFF THEIR MARCH BUT WARNED “WE’LL BE BACK” .... / CHICAGO AMERICAN PHOTO...HOWARD BORVIG..SENT..; on verso, center International News Photos copyright stamp in green ink inverted; center stamped in purple ink perpendicular: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / JUN 17 1953; center right printed in black ink perpendicular: JULIUS ROSENBERG [underlined in red crayon] / DEMONSTRATION AGAINST / DEATH

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