Sam Durant

Legality is not Morality (index)
2004

Black and white illustration of a student protest on the cover of Newsweek magazine dated May 6, 1968. The image depicts a group of young demonstrators, some holding signs with messages such as "Legality IS NOT Morality" and "Human Development not War Research." The title "STUDENT PROTEST" is prominently displayed above the crowd, and a caption at the bottom reads "Demonstrators at Columbia."

Black and white illustration of a student protest on the cover of Newsweek magazine dated May 6, 1968. The image depicts a group of young demonstrators, some holding signs with messages such as "Legality IS NOT Morality" and "Human Development not War Research." The title "STUDENT PROTEST" is prominently displayed above the crowd, and a caption at the bottom reads "Demonstrators at Columbia."

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Date
2004

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 22 5/16in. (76.2 × 56.7 cm)

Accession number
2004.44

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Sam Durant. Coutesy of the Artist and Paula Cooper Gallery.

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