Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 02 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a far away shot of the BLM Memorial Fence with the Washington Monument in the background that is lit up. There are multiple signs on the fence and the legible ones read "Watch for Black Lives" and "Trump Must Go!"
There is a weathered sign that reads "See the World though human lends. White is a construct. We are...[illegible]...Skin Color".
There is a poster that reads "Inciting A Race War Won't Help. Your Acts = Treason, Punishable by Death...Great For Ur Ratings." Below this is the top of a poster that reads "I don't want my body or my back to..." and the rest of the poster is cut off from the photograph.
There is a black poster with white lettering that reads "Black Lives Matter" and is surrounded by drawn hearts. Next to this is a cardboard poster that reads "Demand Justice" and another that faintly reads "Unity". Between these signs is the flag of Guyana.
Protest signs and protesters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial fence was a temporary chainlink fence installed in the area north of Lafayette Park and the White House from June 2, 2020, until January 30, 2021. The fence prevented public access to the area, and it also served as an important site of protest and self-expression.
Activist Nadine Seiler played a crucial role in protecting and caring for the fence, along with Karen Irwin and other activists in a loosely-formed group informally known as the "Guardians of the Fence." Nadine Seiler and Aliza Leventhal systematically documented the fence over the course of months, and Seiler became the de facto curator of the fence.
Additional information:
Library of Congress blog post "Protest Preserved: Signs from D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence"
D.C. Public Library Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection”
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Supreme Architecture
This mural is painted on a building garage door. It has a white background and black letters that outlines the idea that "The Supreme Architecture" is "Someone who builds the Universe" There is a red metal barricade that has been bolted down in front of the garage door. it is cutting off some of the message, and it is also serving a practical purpose of preventing this part of the building from being accessed.
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UAM-GF_2987
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
We Stand Together
A plywood mural with a checkerboard background and"We Stand Together" in orange and blue letters. This panel also include an orange and blue peace sign.
This mural is on display at the exterior of Springboard for the Arts Saint Paul Building. Other messages on this mural include "Loves Wins" and "BLM"
Springboard for the Arts
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UAM-GF_2986
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
No Justice No Peace (Sign)
A plywood mural with a white and grey checkerboard background with "No Justice No Peace (sign)" and small George Floyd portraits.
This mural is displayed on the exterior of Springboard for the Arts Saint Paul building.
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UAM-GF_2985
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Say His Name
A mural in shades of blue displayed on the exterior of the Springboard for the Arts Saint Paul building.
A plywood board has been painted with a white background and some grey squares. A large "Blues for George" blue stencil portrait of George Floyd is on the right side. "Say His Name" is painted on the left side of the mural in large, blue letters.
Susan Campion
Springboard for the Arts
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UAM-GF_2984
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Emergencies Need Arts
A plywood panel displayed at Springboard for the Arts, painted bright orange and purple. Black letters with blue and white outlines spell out "Emergencies Need Arts"
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UAM-GF_2980
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, MN, United States
Bring Life Together
These are two murals by two different creative teams situated next to each other. They were created during Springboard for the Art's community painting event sometime in 2020 and were displayed on the exterior of their Saint Paul campus.
The piece on the left is a colorful image of the Minneapolis skyline and a glowing heart with flowers emerging from the blood vessels. "Bring Life Together" was created by the artist @weatherface, aka Laine.
The piece on the right has a plain white background. It is decorated with yellow and blue "Blues for George" portraits. A poem by local poet Hawona Sullivan Janzen is painted in yellow letters: "You ask my why I fight i ask you why I would do anything else."
Artist: @weatherface (left)
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UAM-GF_2979
262 University Ave West, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Black Lives Matter
This work is painted on plywood covering a storefront window. The wood is left unpainted as a plain background for the mural in the center. In the center of the plywood is a portrait of a Black person painted with yellow, blue, pink, brown and white, outlined in thin black lines to give the appearance of a watercolor sketch. In a white splotch of paint to the left of the portrait are the words "BLACK LIVES MATTER," executed in thin black type. Underneath this is a poster taped to the wood that also says "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in thin black type. To the lower right inside another white splotch is the artist's handle "@thetracypiper" along with the hashtag "#paintthevoid" and the website address "paintthevoid.org" which is an organization that commissions street art in Oakland California.
@thetracypiper
Sponsored by painthevoid.org and purchased by @old_oakland with all fund from sale going to @blackbusinessfund
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Creator: @thetracypiper
UAM-GF_2178
9th & Washington, Oakland, CA, USA
Murals at 813
A photo of multiple brightly colored murals. The murals depict themes of resilience, self-love, racial harmony, healing, togetherness, and calls to action for other marginalized communities (specifically missing and murdered indigenous women).
Each of these murals has been given its own entry. The murals were created at a community art event and food drive hosted by Victoria Theater (@vtac_mn) Creatives after Curfew (@creativesaftercurfew) and City Mischief Murals (@citymischief)
@citymischief, @vtac_mn, @creativesaftercurfew
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Artists: @citymischief, @vtac_mn, @creativesaftercurfew
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UAM-GF_1592
813 University Ave West, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, USA