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
Copied 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
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Animal — dog
  • History — United States — Black History
  • Occupation — service — policeman
  • State of being — evil — danger
  • History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
  • Landscape — Alabama — Birmingham
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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