Harvard Art Museums > 2019.314.7: Occupying Wall Street, November 15, 2011 Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Occupying Wall Street, November 15, 2011 (Accra Shepp) , 2019.314.7,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/365840. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.314.7 People Accra Shepp, American (New York, NY born 1962) Title Occupying Wall Street, November 15, 2011 Other Titles Series/Book Title: Occupying Wall Street Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 2011 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/365840 Physical Descriptions Medium Gelatin silver print Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Accra Shepp, created 2011-2012, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2019. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs Copyright © Accra Shepp Accession Year 2019 Object Number 2019.314.7 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description “Occupying Wall Street, November 15, 2011” Officers DeJesus (left) and Rivera (right). On the evening of November 14, the NYPD moved to clear Zuccotti Park and disperse the protesters. They lit the Park with flood lights from helicopters circling above and had sanitation trucks fitted with snow plows bulldozed the site while police dragged people from their tents, often beating them along the way with batons. The press corps was not allowed at the site. The police had the press positioned behind barricades in a “pen” a few blocks away. The next day, the 15th, the Park was occupied by Police and thousands of protesters circled the park. There was a squadron of riot police waiting across the street standing in neat rows with helmets, body armor, and clear plastic shields. These two officers surveyed the scene from the northwest corner of the park (Liberty and Broadway). Officer Rivera is with TARU, a little-known division of the NYPD. TARU stands for “Technical Assistance Research Unit.” They collect intelligence, conduct surveillance, and provide support for other units of the NYPD. Related Works 2019.314 Accra Shepp Occupying Wall Street Photographs Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu