Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters

Andy Warhol, Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters, 1964, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1965.37.2E, © 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Andy Warhol, Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters, 1964, screenprint on paper, 2024 in. (50.861.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1965.37.2E, © 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters
Artist
Printer
Ives-Sillman
Publisher
Wadsworth Atheneum
Date
1964
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2024 in. (50.861.0 cm)
Copyright
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
  • Landscape — Alabama — Birmingham
  • Animal — dog
  • African American
  • Figure group
  • State of being — evil — danger
  • Occupation — service — policeman
  • History — United States — Black History
Object Number
1965.37.2E

Artwork Description

In May 1963, photographers swarmed to catch a glimpse of civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama. Their cameras documented harrowing scenes such as this one, in which a man is trapped between police dogs attacking him from two directions. Andy Warhol used a photograph from Time magazine as the source of Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama). He increased the contrast of light and dark to eliminate details and emphasize the moment's tension. The resulting print casts a light on the gulf between nonviolent protestors and local authorities at the time.

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Works by this artist (5 items)

Kenneth M. Adams, Evening, ca. 1950-1960, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.2
Evening
Dateca. 1950-1960
oil on canvas
On view
Kenneth M. Adams, Deer Track (Pa-ee-na), after 1924, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.1
Deer Track (Pa-ee-na)
Dateafter 1924
oil on canvas
On view
Kenneth M. Adams, Taos Indian Woman, ca. 1920-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.1
Taos Indian Woman
Dateca. 1920-1930
oil on canvas
On view
Harvest
Date1940
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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