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A black and white photograph of four figures and a text panel.

The 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
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
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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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