Poster in support Joan Little: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white paper poster created by the Joanne [sic] Little Defense Fund in support of Joan (Jo-Ann) Little. The large, rectangular poster features black print on an off-white background with a prominent graphite drawn portrait of Joan Little at center, under text reading [WANTED]. Beneath the portrait is the text: [JUSTICE FOR / JOANNER LITTLE / CRIME: Self Defense Against Rape / INDICTMENT: Murder / Defendant / sex: female / race: black / age: 20 / PENATLY: Death / Prosecution / sex: male / race: white / TRIAL DATE: April 14 / PLACE: North Carolina / Joanne Little Defense Fund: P.O. Box 1003, Durham N.C. 27702]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1974-1975
• Created by: Joanne Little Defense Fund, Inc., American, founded 1974
• Subject of: Joan Little, American, born 1953
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 17 1/2 × 11 in. (44.5 × 28 cm)
• Place depicted: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Law
• Topic: Prisons
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Violence
• Object number: 2022.21.21
• 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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