Poster advocating for Angela Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This poster depicts Angela Davis, shown from the chest up. Wearing a shirt with a zig zag pattern, she turns her head to her right. Below the image is black text that reads "FREE ANGELA DAVIS NOW! / New York Committee to free Angela Davis. 29 West 15th ST. 7th Floor/ New York, N.Y. 10011. 929 2010."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1971
• Created by: New York Committee to Free Angela Davis, American, founded 1971
• Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 17 1/16 × 15 1/4 in. (43.4 × 38.7 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 21 7/16 × 16 11/16 in. (54.4 × 42.4 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.12
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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