Sign from Women's March on Washington with "Respeta mi existencia...": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The printed poster has a black background with white text which reads [RESPETA MI / EXISTENCIA / O ESPERA / RESISTENCIA] in Spanish, which translates as "Respect My Existence or Expect Resistance." The woman power logo is in red at the center bottom. At the bottom right in red is [@WOMENSMARCH + THEAMPLIFIERFOUNDATION.ORG + VICTORIA GARCIA]. The design is repeated on both sides.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Printed by: The Amplifier Foundation, American
• Designed by: Victoria Garcia, Mexican American, born 1991
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 24 × 18 1/16 in. (61 × 45.8 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.85.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Victoria Garcia Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.