Untitled (Maritime Strikes & Demonstrations, nr. 2), 1959
Photography, 14.7 x 22.8 cm.
©image: M HKA
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp.
1959 New York Police at Pier 88 Longshoremen Strike Wire Photo [as indicated on PayPal document], black-and-white photograph, 14.7 x 22.8 cm. “(T)he International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) called out its 100.000 members in Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports” [as indicated on reverse of photograph]. Purchased by Allan Sekula through eBay on 6 January 2012. [UPI]
On the backside of the photograph:
NXP1199382-10/1/59-NEW YORK: With the liner "Berlin" in the background, a squad of mounted New York City policemen line up for assignments at Pier 88. There seemed to be more policemen than usual in the dock area early 10/1 as a last-minute truce for further negotiations evaporated at midnight and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) called out its 100.000 memebers in Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. UPI
Artist's Mention: Not Mentioned.
Categorization by Allan Sekula.
Categorization by Sally Stein: Mentioned.
Exhibition History during the Artist's Lifetime: Not Exhibited.
Iconography: Longshoreman, Strike (New York).
Mention by others: Not Mentioned.
PayPal Proof of Purchase: Transaction.
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