Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Untitled
June 7, 2020
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A digital, black-and-white image of YG speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. YG is speaking into a bullhorn. He is shown at the center of the image, within a crowd of protesters. He is speaking into a bullhorn held in his proper right hand. He is wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic on the front and a black baseball-style cap, worn backwards. In the foreground, one the far right, is a blurred unidentified male protester wearing a black face mask with illegible text printed on the front. To the left is blurred microphone covered with a wind muff. Behind YG, are additional protesters, some of whom are wearing face masks. In the distant background are treetops and clear sky.
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Catalog reference: 2021.31.57
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