Andy Warhol, Untitled (Birmingham, Alabama), from the portfolio Ten Works x Ten Painters, 1964, screenprint on paper, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 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
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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
- 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 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
- Landscape — Alabama — Birmingham
- History — United States — Civil Rights Movement
- State of being — evil — danger
- Occupation — service — policeman
- History — United States — Black History
- Animal — dog
- African American
- Figure group
- 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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