Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 10 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 diorama of the white house that is behind a fence and two soldiers on top of it. Underneath the ‘White House’ is a bunker baby and there is a bush next to this figure of a baby. On the base of the diorama reads "2020 Fearless Girls"
There is a sticker on a light post that has four black power fists on it. It is separated into fours by a white cross and it reads “White silence is violence.” Three of the squares are black with a white fist and the bottom left corner is a white square with a larger black fist in it.
There is a small gold statuette of three figures who are Sally Hemmings with one of her children in chains and Thomas Jefferson next to her. The statuette reads “Sally Hemmings, Thomas Jefferson’s slave, bore five of his children. One died, two escaped and two were freed in Jefferson’s will. Sally was never freed.” There is a yellow and pink rose underneath it. Next to this is a purple painted canvas that reads “Black Lives Matter” and it is underlined.
There are four posters that are on plywood, and they have a stylized portrait of Snoop Dogg’s and the posters read “I’m Voting Because I Want To End Police Brutality” or “I’m Voting This Election For The First Time Because I Can’t Stand To See This Punk In Office Another Year.”
There are multiple posters that read “You’re Lucky Black People want Equality not Revenge,” stop Erdogan Stop WAR,” “Jacob Black Is Still Alive [;] His life should NEVER have been in danger,” “#NationinDistress #JacobBlane #NativeLivesMatter #DumpTrump #FuckthePolice #DemilitarizethePolice #Antifa #BLMSolidarity # #NoJusticeNoPeace #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #RulesofEngagement #EscalationofForce Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance,” “No Justice” [This has caution tape on the poster] “BLM” “Say Their Names,” and “Justice for Breonna.”
There is a cardboard poster that has the black power fist drawn on it and a tapestry that has the image of a church which is the Church of the Redeemer, Presbyterian. This poster reads “Black Lives Matter” “Church of the Redeemer, presbyterian Washington, DC” “A congregation with a civil rights legacy.”
There is a black poster that reads “Say Her Name” and this has many trans women’s names on it who have been a victim to police brutality. Another poster above this reads “Black Lives Matter” “Say Their Names” and has the following names written on it: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rekia Boyd, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, India Kager, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Philando Castille, and Tarika Wilson.
There is a poster that has a portrait of Hitler on it with blood splatters behind his head and a red “X” crossing out his face. Under his face reads “Stop the War.
There is a cardboard poster that reads “Racism Is Small Dick Energy” underneath this is a black skateboard without wheels, and it reads “Andy Roy” [a professional skateboarder] “Bad Geese” with an image of Woody Woodpecker and it's heavily used.
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.” Afterward, describe the selected images for the entry.
Source: 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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 04 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 shot of the sidewalk with the Washington Monument in the background and on the right-hand side of the image are posters that are stylized on a metal box that is on the sidewalk. The posters have a young black girl that has a pink ribbon in her hair and a pink mask and her clothing reads “DC Sparkle Squad”. The image of the girl reads “VOTE” and the second poster has an image of a young black man who seems to be in formal attire and the words under his portrait reads “VOTE”.
There is a close-up of a blue post-it note that was stabled to the edge of a different poster and it reads “The Vacine [sic] for Racism is Rebellion!” above this note is writing that reads “Who will Police the Police? DEFUND EM!”
There is an image of a piece of paper that is folded over on the ground and it reads “Breonna Taylor + George Floyd + Jamarion Robinson + Laquan McDonald + Michael Brown + Many Many Others I Cant Breeve [sic] by AKERUBIA13” with the signature of the person who wrote this.
There are pieces of Styrofoam that are covered in clear plastic wrap which reads “Justice For Elijah McClain” and there is a stylized image of him playing the violin with two cats in front of him. Another reads “US Police is Founded on Racist Principles [;] Defund and Replace with *Improved Health Services *Violence Intervention Programs *Affordable Housing *Adequate Education Funding *Reparations
Another has an image of a black woman with an afro and it reads “You Have To Act As If It Were Possible to Radically Transform The World”.
On a section of a wall, multiple posters read “Black Lives are sacred” “Black Lesbians: You are Loved ” “De-Criminalize Addiction Health issues are not Crimes. Fuck the War on Drugs.” Other posters read “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Las Vidas Negras Importan! [Black Lives Matter!]” “Know justice Know peace #BreonnaTaylor” “My Body Must Mimic Plastic To Spectators, Disposable By Design, As It Blows Away In The Breeze Succumbing At the Mercy Of The Officers Command – Will Kobus” and “Breonna Taylor (Louisiana, K.Y.) killed in her sleep police ‘went to the wrong house’ Ismael Lopez (Southaven,[illegible]) killed through his closed front door police ‘went to wrong house’ ‘he was illegal, he had no rights’ (Southaven Chief of police)”
A poster reads “I Matter I’m a King – BLM” and there are two spray-painted black power fists. Another reads “Black Lives Matter Rain or Shine” and there is writing on the wall that reads “Police Are Poop!” and “Stop Silencing Black Voices”
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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Say Their Names wheat pastes and graffiti
Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown done in wheatpaste. Additional graffiti has been added around the wheatpaste.
@facemeporfavor
George Floyd Square
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2695
38th and Chicago, Minneapolis, MN
Sixteen Lives – Endless Flavors
A black plywood panel in front of the Museum of Ice Cream. The board is painted with the names of sixteen Black people who have been killed due to racist violent acts: George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Jordan Edwards, Tamir Rice, Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Sandra Bland, Laquan McDonald, Amadou Diallo, Michael Brown, Emmett Till, Ahmaud Arbery, Mical Griffith, Renisha McBride, Tony McDade
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: James Boorstein / Box 3 Productions jb@box3productions.org
UAM-GF_2621
558 Broadway New York, NY, USA
Disconnect
A large 6 part plywood mural has been painted white. "Disconnect" has been painted in bubble letters on the left 3 panels. Surrounding this lettering, various symbols appear such as a TV with the word "lies" painted in the center, a needle, a virus graphic, a Wall Street Sign, a bullet, a money sign, a fire, a phone, a fist, a heart with "Taylor" painted inside, a sunset or sunrise, a pencil, music notes, a receipt for 2020, and text reading "educate our youth." Within these symbols the names of those murdered by police are painted in red. These include "Grant," "Castile," "Floyd," "Brown," "Rice," "Gray," "Garner," "Martin," and "Bland." The far right panel shows blue and white painted lettering spelling "Respect" with various symbols painted under it. The panel next to this is painted with swirls of multi colored psychedelic swirls. The center panel shows an orange figure and a ringed planet. It appears that multiple artists participated in this large mural.
Slick Nick, Others
Seward Pharmacy
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2652
2209 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Disconnect
Two murals on plywood boards. The left has abstract images and designs surrounding the word "Respect." "You are Loved" is painted to the right of this. A second mural to the right says "Disconnect" in large letters. It is surrounded by various images that provide a summary of 2020 (as noted by the bottom left of the mural showing an image of a receipt that reads "Receipt for 2020."), including a vaccine needle, a pencil, musical notes, fire, the Wall Street sign, a virus, a TV, a phone, and a raised fist. Names of Black people murdered by police surround the images: Grant, Castile, Floyd, Brown, Rice, Taylor, Garner, Martin, Bland, and Gray. A tag reads Slick Nick in the right corner.
Slick Nick and others
Seward Pharmacy
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Slick Nick
Photographer: Heather Shirey
UAM-GF_2462
2215 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Say Their Names: Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown
Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown pasted onto plywood. The names Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown are next to the respective portraits and "Say their names." The boards have been changed from their original location and now are located on the windows of a business. The murals are very weathered and additional graffiti has been added.
Face Me Por Favor
George Floyd Square
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Face Me Por Favor
Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2100
George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Say Their Names: Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown
Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown pasted onto plywood. The names Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown are next to the respective portraits and "Say their names." The boards have been changed from their original location and now are located on the windows of a business. The murals themselves have been ripped and continue to show signs of weathering.
Face Me Por Favor
George Floyd Square
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2030
George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Say Their Names: Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown, 1.22.21 Update
Portraits of Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown pasted onto plywood. The names Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown are next to the respective portraits and "Say their names." The boards have been changed from their original location and now are located on the windows of a business. The murals themselves have been ripped.
Face Me Por Favor
This is an updated mural picture taken 1.22.21. It appears on a business that has additional graffiti.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Face Me Por Favor
Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_1900
38th Street and Chicago Ave, George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Say Their Names
Painted on the street along Chicago Avenue, near the site of George Floyd's murder. This work consists of the names of other BIPOC who were killed by the police. The names are painted in simple block letters in a variety of colors. Names include:
George Floyd; Jamar Clark; Philando Castile; Tamir Rice; Eric Garner; Sandra Bland; Ahmaud Arbery; Breonna Taylor; Alton Sterling; Freddie Gray; Ralph Bell; Michael Brown; Laquan McDonald; Brian Quinones, Walter Scott; Trayvon Martin; John Crawford III; Steven Demarco Taylor; Terrance Franklin; Stephon Clark; Antwon Rose; Sean Reed; Ariane McCree; Darius Tarver; Devon Bailey; Larry Jackson Jr.; Nekeya Moody; Alfred Abuka Sanders; Phue Lee; Cordale Handy; Phil Quinn; Ezell Ford; Dante Parker; Tycel Nelson; George Mann; Akai Gurley; Michelle Cusseaux; Tanisha Anderson; Rumain Brisbbon; Matthew Ajibade; Isak AAden; Fong Lee; Jerame Reid; Frank Smart; Natasha McKenna; Anthony Hill; David McAAtee
Mari Hernandez
Lianna Matt McLernon, <a href="https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/people/this-minneapolis-street-is-a-growing-list-of-people-killed-by-police/">"This Minneapolis Street is a Growing List of People Killed by Police,"</a> <em>Minnesota Monthly</em>, June 8, 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Mari Hernandez, artist
Lisa Keith, photographer
UAM-GF_1718
Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA