Indigenous peoples of North America, prints

Creator:

Finkle, Harvey (creator, photographer)

Date:

1991/1999

Description:

Black-and-white photographic prints primarily depicting protesters advocating for Leonard Peltier's release from prison (1999); protestors supporting land rights for Indigenous peoples in Chiapas; a demonstration for the anti-quintennial of Christopher Columbus (1991-1992) Prints feature candid photographs of people protesting in Philadelphia from 1991 to 1999. Protesters supporting Leonard Peltier's release from prison gathered at the Liberty Bell prior to marching to Washington D.C., and images show protesters around a drum. Leonard Peltier (born 1944) is a Native American activist and a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two FBI agents in 1975 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. Harvey Finkle (born March 28, 1934) is a self-taught documentary still photographer who has documented the social, economic, cultural, and political issues in the city of Philadelphia and across the globe. Finkle's work largely focuses on historically marginalized communities, including low income and homeless families, homeless veterans, refugees, immigrants, and disabled people, providing documentation of activism in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focuses on social injustices in the city, the country, and the world.

Provenance:

Gifts of Harvey Finkle, 2020 and 2021.

Subject:

Activism; American Indian Movement; Demonstrations; Indigenous peoples; Indians of North America; Native Americans; Peltier, Leonard; Social justice

Form/Genre:

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Geographic Subject:

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Related Place:

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Rights:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en

Rights Note:

The contents of the "Harvey Finkle photographs," an archival collection of photographic material created by Harvey Finkle, of which this volume of digitized images is a part, is held at the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts and is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

Notes:

All photographs taken by Harvey Finkle. The front and back of each black-and-white photographic print has been scanned. In some cases, pertinent information is written or inscribed on the back of the prints that is not reflected in the description of this volume of photographs.

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 1531, Box 20, Folder 4

Collection:

Harvey Finkle photographs