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Sean Berg Protest Sign From 2020 George Floyd Protests Item Info
![Wood cut print in black ink on white cardstock. Image at anterior depicts a prisoner holding a protest sign. “‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’" handwritten in orange felt-tip marker. "BLACK LIVES MATTER" handwritten in black felt-tip marker at posterior.
Used at the May 29 march from Veterans Memorial Hall to Lincoln Park in Waterloo and at the June 6 “Silent Vigil in Solidarity with BLM” held in Overman Park in Cedar Falls.
Artist’s statement:
"I handed out, between C.F. Vigil for Floyd and Waterloo march, roughly 150 posters. Each poster is a woodcut print, made by myself, w/ a different handwritten message on each print to help inform the public about racial disparity/inequality in Iowa/America. I was only able to track down 21 of the originals, as I handed out every print free to strangers and other people I do not have direct contact with at all. The signs/prints (original art on the one side w/ BLACK LIVES MATTER wrote [sic] on the reverse side) were held by marchers/protestors, so they have come full circle from myself (the artist) to the people (protestors/citizens) then back to me, and lastly to you all at the Grout Museum for archival and historical purposes . . . very cool."](https://isuu00001library102stg.blob.core.windows.net/digital-objects/abvi/small/gmd_2020_045_015_001_sm.jpg)
- Title:
- Sean Berg Protest Sign From 2020 George Floyd Protests
- Date Created:
- 2020-05-29
- Time Period:
- 2020s
- Description:
- Wood cut print in black ink on white cardstock. Image at anterior depicts a prisoner holding a protest sign. “‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’" handwritten in orange felt-tip marker. "BLACK LIVES MATTER" handwritten in black felt-tip marker at posterior. Used at the May 29 march from Veterans Memorial Hall to Lincoln Park in Waterloo and at the June 6 “Silent Vigil in Solidarity with BLM” held in Overman Park in Cedar Falls. Artist’s statement: "I handed out, between C.F. Vigil for Floyd and Waterloo march, roughly 150 posters. Each poster is a woodcut print, made by myself, w/ a different handwritten message on each print to help inform the public about racial disparity/inequality in Iowa/America. I was only able to track down 21 of the originals, as I handed out every print free to strangers and other people I do not have direct contact with at all. The signs/prints (original art on the one side w/ BLACK LIVES MATTER wrote [sic] on the reverse side) were held by marchers/protestors, so they have come full circle from myself (the artist) to the people (protestors/citizens) then back to me, and lastly to you all at the Grout Museum for archival and historical purposes . . . very cool."
- Subject (Topic):
- African Americans Black people Black lives matter movement Protest movements African Americans--Violence against Police brutality
- Subject (Person):
- Floyd, George, 1973-2020
- Location:
- Iowa--Waterloo
- Latitude:
- 42.49583
- Longitude:
- -92.3428
- Language:
- eng;zxx
- Source:
- Grout Museum District 2020 George Floyd Protests
- Contributing Institution:
- Grout Museum District
- Extent:
- 2 photographs
- Genre:
- posters
- Type:
- Text Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
- Digital Object Identifier:
- gmd2020045015001
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87t4v
- Metadata License:
- This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Source
- Suggested Citation:
- "Sean Berg Protest Sign From 2020 George Floyd Protests", Grout Museum District, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9cj87t4v
Rights
- Rights:
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/