"Indivisible! Not Invisible," Sign from the Women's March, Washington, D. C., January 21, 2017

THF276585 / "Indivisible! Not Invisible," Sign from the Women's March, Washington, D. C., January 21, 2017
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Artifact Overview

On January 21, 2017 -- the day after Donald Trump's inauguration as President -- approximately four million people took to the streets across the United States to participate in the Women's March. This sign was carried at the Washington, D.C., protest. It repurposes Shephard Fairey's "We the People" poster that was printed in the Washington Post the day before the event.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Sign (Declaratory or advertising artifact)

Date Made

January 2017

Subject Date

21 January 2017

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.57.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Joanna McKinney.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handmade

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 20 in
Width: 15 in
Length: 0.188 in

Inscriptions

on front: INDIVISIBLE! / NOT INVISIBLE / WE THE PEOPLE PROTECT EACH OTHER
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