Object number:
2010.54.7552
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
Wanted by the FBI [reprint]
Date made:
circa 1975
Material/Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 25.1875 in, W: 19.0625 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Poster consists of black print on white paper. Poster is a reproduction of Angela Davis's wanted poster by the FBI. Text at the top reads "WANTED by the FBI / interstate flight - murder, kidnaping / Angela Yvonne Davis" with two photographs of Angela side by side, one from 1969 and one from 1970. Text below the images includes Davis's alias and physical description including her fingerprit classification. This if followed by a warning about the danger of Davis and the federal warrant issued against her with the signaure of "J.Edgar Hoover" on the lower right side and "Entered NCIC / Wanted Flyer 457 / August 18, 1970" on the lower left side.
Persons:
Angela Davis
Organizations:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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