Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 22 October 2020
- Title
- Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 22 October 2020
- Coverage
- H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
- Description
- 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 poster that is on a light pole that has a profile of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and it reads “Amy Coney Barrett Steals Justice From Survivors. We Can’t Trust Her on the Supreme Court.”
There is a wide view shot of the fence with two people that are in front of it and in front of the fence on the ground is a container of bleach that has two helium balloons attached to it which reads “Get Well Soon.”
There is a cardboard poster that reads “Black Lives Matter” that has a black design that surrounds it and is underlined. The design are loops, are in a square design and seem to be embroidery inspired.
There is a pink poster on the ground and it reads “Change Will Happen”, “OJ” and “OP” are to the left of this text still on the poster and then written on it reads “Wake Up Everybody” with musical nights around this text and “Theres [sic] a New Mayor in Town.”
- 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”- Rights
- Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
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- Urban Art Mapping
- Date
- 2020-10-22
- Contributor
- MM
- Identifier
- UAM-GF_3732
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