Title from caption on object: “This Is Part of the Crowd That Assembled on Seventeenth Street in the Union Square Area of New York Last Night…”

June 19, 1953

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a large crowd gathered on a street. The image shows a vast assembly of people filling the street in a protest or demonstration. The people are closely packed, standing shoulder to shoulder, and many are holding signs with text. Buildings align both sides of the street. The monochromatic tones of the photograph give it a historical feel. The composition effectively conveys the density and scale of the gathering, drawing focus to the multitude of individuals collectively engaged in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 26.5 × 24 cm (10 7/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.661

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center right stamped in green ink on applied newspaper: TIMES; lower center: JUN 20, 1953; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [reproduction of image] / THIS IS PART OF THE CROWD that assembled on Seventeenth street in the Union square / area of New York last night, about an hour before the scheduled execution of the Rosenbergs. / The throng gathered for a meeting sponsored by the Committee to Secure Justice in the / Rosenberg Case.

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