Title from caption on object: “Actress Jane Fonda Displays Protest Sign during Fast for Peace”

April 13, 1970

Bill Wunsch

Associated Names
Bill Wunsch

Artist, American, born 1943

The image shows a woman speaking behind a sign at a rally. The woman has short hair with bangs covering her forehead and a focused expression. She is holding a sign displaying information about a rally on April 15 and a "Fast for Peace" event. In the background is a concrete block wall, suggesting an urban setting, with a poster referencing Vietnam relief efforts partially visible at the top of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 33.8 × 12.8 cm (13 5/16 × 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.571


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top center stamped in purple ink: '70 APR 14 AM 7:54; top center printed in purple ink perpendicular: SSA 38825; upper center stamped in purple ink: Photo By: / BILL WUNSCH / APR 13 1970 / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER / DENVER POST; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: #3; upper right printed in black ink perpendicular: FONDA, JANE; by unknown hand, upper right in blue ink perpendicular: individuals; center left in graphite: Enlarge; center left printed in black ink on applied newspaper perpendicular: Denver Post Photo by Bill Wunsch / ACTRESS JANE FONDA DISPLAYS PROTEST SIGN DURING FAST FOR PEACE / She and about 10 others at United Nations Plaza, 16th St. and Broadway, demonstrated; center stamped in purple ink: SLUG [by unknown hand in graphite: PEACE] / SIZE [by unknown hand in graphite: 3] COLS. / [by unknown hand in graphite: Tuesday] / PREDATE HOME FINAL / YES [circled in graphite] NO / [by unknown hand in graphite: P15]; by unknown hand, center in graphite: Fonda; center stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper perpendicular: APR 13 1970; by unknown hand, center right in graphite circled: x14; lower right in red ink circled: 29; lower right in graphite: E. 90 1/2; lower right stamped in purple ink perpendicular: APR 14 1970; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite on applied paper inverted: E90 1/2 / 12 1.70


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