Person standing on the side of a road next to a car, in a leather jacket with scarf over their face with a hat that reads: Make America Indigenous Again, holding cardboard sign over their head that reads "Water is Life," No DAPL
Road Side Action to Raise Awareness, North Dakota
2016
John Willis
American,
born 1958
Gift of Ralph and Nancy Segall. ©John Willis.
American monument with colorful projection reflected on it with BLM on the silhouetted sculpture of a person on a horse at the top, all at dusk
Deborah Danner Projection, Richmond, Virginia from American Monuments
2020
Kris Graves
American,
born 1982
Purchased with the Josephine A. Stein, class of 1927, Fund, in honor of the class of 1927. Courtesy Kris Graves/Sasha Wolf Projects
Black and white photo of three people juggling in dresses in front of a nuclear power plant
Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, Miami, Florida
1980
Dona Ann McAdams
American,
born 1954
The Meredith S. Moody Collection. Purchased with the Hiram F. Moody and Sarah H. Goulard, class of 1967, Photography Fund
Multi-color woodcut print of two people about to kiss, looking into each other's eyes
We The Indivisible
2017
Jessica Sabogal
American,
born 1987
Gift of Alan and Amanda Humphrey (Amanda Ragalevsky, class of 2004)
Photo monotype of the artists as the Stature of Liberty holding the symbol for a woman in place of a torch
Me as the Statue of Liberty from Giant Women on New York series
1969–1974
Anita Steckel
American,
1930–2012
Gift of the Estate of Anita Steckel. ©Estate of Anita Steckel, Courtesy Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles, Ortuzar Projects, New York.

Multiplying Power: Image as Protest in Prints and Photographs

March 24, 2023–February 11, 2024
Overview

This installation displays a range of prints and photographs from the SCMA collection whose circulation documents and sparks social change.

Prints and photographs are often multiples: unlike artwork that has just one original, multiples exist as numerous examples. Because there are many copies, multiples can circulate widely and be seen in different contexts simultaneously. For example, posters are often displayed and travel outside of traditional visual art spaces. Photographs are reproduced in newspapers, books, and on digital platforms. These works' existence in a variety of contexts increases their visibility, supports social change, and in some cases, invites viewers to take action.

Primarily made in the United States during the 20th and 21st century, these works engage with issues of racial justice, civil rights, gay liberation, feminism, Indigenous land rights, and environmental justice, among others. Activists and artists continue to work together to transform our world everyday-- creating and sharing images on social media, digital journalism, and in public spaces.

This installation was supported by the Suzannah J. Fabing Programs Fund

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