Peter van Agtmael
Police take back control of the Capitol. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being expelled with few arrests. One protestor was shot and killed. Washington, D.C.

Police take back control of the Capitol. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being expelled with few arrests. One protestor was shot and killed. Washington, D.C.

© Peter van Agtmael / Magnum Photos

Police take back control of the Capitol. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being expelled with few arrests. One protestor was shot and killed. Washington, D.C.
Police take back control of the Capitol. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being expelled with few arrests. One protestor was shot and killed. Washington, D.C.
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Police take back control of the Capitol. Following an inflammatory speech by President Trump, protestors objecting to the certification of Joe Biden by Congress storm the Capitol. They were briefly blocked by police before gaining entry, and wreaked havoc before being expelled with few arrests. One protestor was shot and killed. Washington, D.C.
DateJanuary 6, 2021
Place depictedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage (At open): 17 5/8 × 23 5/8 in. (44.8 × 60 cm)
Frame: 25 1/2 × 31 1/16 × 1 1/16 in. (64.7 × 78.9 × 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Object number2023.705
Non exposé

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ProvenanceCharles Dee Mitchell, Dallas; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black on applied label, frame verso, center: PDNB GALLERY // ARTIST: Agtmael, Peter van // TITLE: USA. Washington, DC January 6, 2021. Police take // back control of the Capitol // // DATE: 2021 // PRINT: Archival inkjet // ACC. 13636XX // 150 Manufacturing St., Ste. 203, Dallas TX 75207 | [gallery phone]

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