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Julian Wasser
Watts Riots (on floor), Los Angeles, CA1964

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a white police officer pointing a long gun at three Black people lying face-down on a carpeted showroom floor, storefront window and street visible behind him
Artist or Maker
Julian Wasser
United States, 1938-2023
Title
Watts Riots (on floor), Los Angeles, CA
Date Made
1964
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (26.04 × 34.29 cm) Primary support: 10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (26.67 × 34.93 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lynda and Robert M. Shapiro
Accession Number
M.2016.124
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Julian Wasser