Dan Patterson

Untitled
1969

A black and white photograph capturing a moment of confrontation between a helmeted police officer wielding a baton and a civilian during a protest in Berkeley, 1969. The officer is in mid-swing with the baton, and the civilian is recoiling. Bystanders are visible in the background, with a mix of concern and detachment on their faces. The setting suggests an urban environment with buildings and a clear sky.
A black and white photograph capturing a moment of confrontation between a helmeted police officer wielding a baton and a civilian during a protest in Berkeley, 1969. The officer is in mid-swing with the baton, and the civilian is recoiling. Bystanders are visible in the background, with a mix of concern and detachment on their faces. The setting suggests an urban environment with buildings and a clear sky.

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Date
1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithographs

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 17 1/4in. (56.5 × 43.8 cm) Image: 21 3/4 × 16 13/16in. (55.2 × 42.7 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.78

Series
Daniel Wolf Collection of Protest Posters

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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