Lowndes County, Alabama (Mrs. Turner at Freedom Vote)

1966, printed 1994

Bob Fletcher

Associated Names
Bob Fletcher

Artist, American, born 1938

The image shows two women engaged in an activity. One woman is writing on a pad of paper and the other is standing beside her, pointing at something on the pad. The woman writing has short, curly hair, glasses, and a cigarette in her mouth. She is wearing a patterned dress. The other woman has short, brushed-back hair, earrings, and glasses, and is wearing a checkered shirt. She carries a handbag with a paper attached that reads "ONE MAN - ONE VOTE" and shows a panther. A button on her shirt reads "STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE WE SHALL OVERCOME." In the background, a seated person is wearing light pants, a patterned shirt, and a ring. Another person is walking by, wearing a sweater and sunglasses. The setting seems to be outdoors with greenery in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 34 cm (9 1/4 × 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.87.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bob Fletcher; (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on verso, center top in black ink: Lowndes County, Alabama, 1966. / Mrs. Turner (left) of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and SNCC volunteer, / consulting with a Lowndes County Freedom Organization member, during the / Freedom vote conducted by the LCFO (whose symbol became the inspiration / for the Black Panther Party of Oakland, CA), November 8, 1966 / Bob Fletcher


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