I AM A MAN

Emerson Graphics, I Am a Man, 1968, Offset lithograph on paper.

recently went to the ICP, for the show For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. the design above paid homage to the placards carried by black sanitation workers in the strike that brought Dr. King to Memphis on the day of his murder in April 1968. i was surprised, appalled and encouraged by things i saw at this show. below are some of my highlights. there's a great online exhibition too.

Aunt Jemima Syrup Dispenser, c. 1950s.
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Mose Salt and Pepper Shakers, c. 1950s Plastic

American Corn Millers’ Federation, Chicago (publisher),
Charles E. Chambers (artist), Grow White Corn for Extra Profits, c. late 1930s. Offset lithograph on paper

No Dogs, Negroes, Mexicans, n.d. Cardstock

Letter Opener and Pencil, c. 1950s, Celluloid, wood, graphite

Say, May 26, 1955, 6 x 4 1/2 in.

Emmett Till in Casket, 1955

Lorraine Hansberry (author), Danny Lyon (photographer)
The Movement: Documentary of a Struggle for Equality, 1964

Robert Sengstacke, Savior’s Day Gathering, Chicago, 1966

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Missing: Call FBI, June 29, 1964, Offset lithograph on paper

Ernest C. Withers, I Am A Man, Sanitation Workers Assemble Outside Clayborn Temple, Memphis, TN, 1968, Gelatin silver print

Fan, Evans Memorial Chapel, Saginaw, Michigan, c. 1968, Offset lithograph on paper

Colored People's Time: "Free Your Mind" Public Service Announcement (Skin Lightening Cream), November 14, Detroit Public Television, 1968
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Elizabeth Catlett, Negro Es Bello II, 1969, Lithograph on paper

Faith Ringgold, America Free Angela, 1971, Offset lithograph on paper

Emory Douglas, We Shall Survive without a Doubt, 1971, Photo-silkscreen on paper

Gerry Biggs, MALCOLM X born: May 19, 1925/HO CHI MINH born: May 19, 1890, 1976, Silkscreen on paper