Wake Up

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 screen print by Gerald Williams. At center of the print is a self-portrait of the artist, surrounded by multi-colored block letters in bright yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, and green. The letters repeat the words and phrases “CAN YOU DIG,” “AWAKE,” “WAKE UP,” and “CHECK THIS OUT. ” Towards the bottom right is a large, red block containing text and federal agency memos related to the “King Alfred Plan” false conspiracy. A small map of the United States is depicted in the bottom left of the block. There are no markings on the reverse of the print.

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