Artist
Sally Canzoneri
(American)
Title
Protest & Pride: 1965 & 2017
Date2017
MediumInk jet print, paper assemblage
Dimensions19 × 32 in. (48.3 × 81.3 cm)
Framed Size: 21 1/2 × 32 in. (54.6 × 81.3 cm)
Framed Size: 21 1/2 × 32 in. (54.6 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2018.004.4
ClassificationsPhotographs
Locations
Councilmember Brooke Pinto (1350 Penn Ave NW, 106)
Description"Protest and Pride" features images from 1965 and 2017. In 1965, one of the first protests for gay rights was held by a small group of people marching in front of the White House. One of the organizers was Washingtonian Frank Kameny, who had been fired from his job in the federal government for being gay. Some participants wore sunglasses so identification would be difficult if they were later investigated. By 2017, a number of groups of gay federal employees were able to march in DC’s Gay Pride Parade, cheered on by a diverse crowd – and wearing sunglasses as fashion statements on a bright summer day.
