Birmingham Race Riot *SOLD*, 1964
Screen print on paper
50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in)
From an edition of 500
From the Ten Works by Ten Painters portfolio
A climax of the Civil Rights Movement, the riots in Birmingham Alabama in the spring of 1963 were notorious across the world. Supporters of Martin Luther King Jr. - who...
A climax of the Civil Rights Movement, the riots in Birmingham Alabama in the spring of 1963 were notorious across the world. Supporters of Martin Luther King Jr. - who himself was arrested while taking part, were protesting segregation and attacked by police with dogs and water hoses.
Taken directly from the newspaper photograph, Warhol published this screen print as part of the portfolio “Ten Works by Ten Painters” in 1964. The book was unsigned and numbered on the colophon page.
Taken directly from the newspaper photograph, Warhol published this screen print as part of the portfolio “Ten Works by Ten Painters” in 1964. The book was unsigned and numbered on the colophon page.