Harvard Art Museums > 2019.314.17: Occupying Wall Street, April 20, 2012 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, April 20, 2012 (Accra Shepp) , 2019.314.17,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/365850. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.314.17 People Accra Shepp, American (New York, NY born 1962) Title Occupying Wall Street, April 20, 2012 Other Titles Series/Book Title: Occupying Wall Street Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 2012 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/365850 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 2019.314.17 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, April 20, 2012” Laura at Federal Hall. Laura was one of the youngest protesters, she was 17-years-old at the time. She had come from Pennsylvania to join the protest with her older brother. He was known to like to get in confrontations with the police and his bloodied head was featured in more than one tabloid. Federal Hall was the seat of the first United States Congress and where George Washington was sworn in as President. It is part of the US Parks Service. As a federal site it was beyond the reach of the NYPD and was conveniently located opposite the New York Stock Exchange. That spring, the protesters had wide sidewalks and the steps from which to protest. However, the National Park Service decided that more than 12 people on the steps at a time was a crowding hazard and set up barricades with National Park Service Police to enforce the rule change. 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
