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Original Title
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title unknown
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Devised Title
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Police Officers Grab a Black Man
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Date
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c. 1970
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Description
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Settles' painting tackles the ongoing issue of police brutality against and harassment of Black Americans. The fluid swirls on the men's clothing, the anxious onlookers, and the white officer's drawn baton illustrate the high intensity and precarious emotion of the piece.
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Additional Subject
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Racial violence
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Police brutality
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Black art
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Discrimination
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Type
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Painting
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Medium
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acrylic on board
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Measurements
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35 3/4 in x 24 in
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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pc19
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.TSU.0069
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Rights
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All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
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Contributing Institution
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Texas Southern University