P1973.59.19: The cop is our friend. Ha Ha . . .
PhotographsThe black and white photograph is printed as a photographic negative, light spaces are dark, dark spaces are light. On the left is a figure with its back to the viewer wearing a hat with white hair, the figure’s arms are tucked behind and hold a large handgun pointing at a figure on the right. The figure on the right holds a sign which reads the cop is our friend ha ha ha. Behind in the upper right is a black figure whose only distinguishable feature is white around the eyes, looking right with an upraised arm. On the left is another black figure with no distinguishable features.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- P1973.59.19
- People
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Robert Heinecken, American (Denver, Colorado 1931 - 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Title
- The cop is our friend. Ha Ha . . .
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Are You Rea
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1964-1968
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/284347
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- actual: 28 x 15.7 cm (11 x 6 3/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the artist
- Copyright
- © The Robert Heinecken Trust
- Accession Year
- 1973
- Object Number
- P1973.59.19
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/10/2019 - 10/08/2019
Verification Level
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