Placard with "STAY WOKE RISE & DIVERSIFY" used during the Women's March: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A placard used during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The placard is white with a thick red, foil border with handwritten and cut out printed block text that reads [STAY / WOKE / RISE & / DIVERSIFY]. The word [STAY] is hand printed in black marker and his been filled in with red glitter. The word [WOKE] is hand printed in black marker and his been filled in with silver glitter. The text [RISE &] has been printed in black in on white paper that that been cut out and glued to the placard. The word [DIVERSIFY] was printed in rainbow text, outlined by hand in black marker, and embellished with gold glitter. The back of the placard is white and blank. There is a small blue and white adhesive ArtSkills label in the bottom right corner that includes information about the poster board, the barcode, QR code, manufacturer's logo, and the manufacturer's information and copyright information. The white ribbon has been threaded through two (2) holes punched along the top edge of the placard and knotted in place.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: January 21, 2017
• Created by: Dr. Calonie Gray, American
• Manufactured by: ArtSkills, American, founded 1987
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: placards (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink , glue , glitter , cardboard and ribbon
• Dimensions: H x W: 22 13/16 × 28 1/16 in. (58 × 71.2 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.96.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Calonie Gray
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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