Hard Hat Rally

Artist Garry Winogrand (American, 1928 - 1984)

Date1970

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 × 13 3/8 inches (22.86 × 33.97 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 inches (27.78 × 35.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.4478

SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "Garry Winogrand"

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "92-2-83"

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DescriptionImage of a large crowd gathered, many holding American flags. Two signs read "IMPEACH THE RED MAYOR". In the foreground, a man extends a microphone out towards the group.Gallery Label

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Waving American flags, a group of violent protestors tore through an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in May 1970 in New York City, kicking and beating the non-violent protestors in what came to be known as the “Hard Hat Rally.” In the days that followed, the rally continued, with people carrying signs that read “Impeach the Red [Communist] Mayor” and “God Bless the Establishment.” Here, Garry Winogrand depicts the news media as an integral part of the event: he includes TV reporters and records the rapt attention of the young girl looking toward them at the bottom of the picture.

Provenance

The Baker Gallery, Kansas City, MO;
Purchased from The Baker Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1983;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

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