Lawrence Cameron

It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest
1971

Black and white photograph of a young woman with long, wavy hair, wearing a knit sweater and a patterned blouse, holding a lit candle at a protest. She appears contemplative or determined. In the background, other individuals are visible, suggesting a crowd gathered for the event. A quote by Abraham Lincoln at the top reads, "It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest." The bottom of the image includes a credit to the photographer, Lawrence Barretto, and the producer, Patrick Barretto.
Black and white photograph of a young woman with long, wavy hair, wearing a knit sweater and a patterned blouse, holding a lit candle at a protest. She appears contemplative or determined. In the background, other individuals are visible, suggesting a crowd gathered for the event. A quote by Abraham Lincoln at the top reads, "It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest." The bottom of the image includes a credit to the photographer, Lawrence Barretto, and the producer, Patrick Barretto.

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Date
1971

Classification
Prints

Medium
Offset lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 35 3/4 × 24in. (90.8 × 61 cm) Image: 35 3/4 × 24in. (90.8 × 61 cm)

Accession number
2017.10.207

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

API
artworks/56395

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