Artist
Charles Moore American, 1931–2010
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Police Dog Attack, Birmingham
Date1963
PlaceBirmingham, Alabama, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.4 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.4 × 34.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.4 × 34.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment
Object number95.62
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
A photographer for the Montgomery
Advertiser and Life, Charles
Moore made some of the most searing images of the civil rights movement. In May
1963, when as peaceful protesters marched through the
streets of Birmingham, Moore was appalled by the violence he witnessed—Birmingham
police turning fire hoses and attack dogs on African American men, women, and children. This
photograph, published in Life and
widely circulated around the world, was among the images that awakened the
conscience of Americans and helped lead to passage of the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
Provenance[Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In blue ink, center verso, "50 + 51", in pencil, "89[upside down] Retusche oben Beschn. Amsetzen neg. Bilorcenspl. + Scheuys bumet 33, 7 37, 8 Breiten.wuten. V[upside down]X, 2[circled]"
bottom left corner "PF9846"
bottom left corner "PF9846"
verso center a stamp "Credit: / CHARLES MOORE / from BLACK STAR"
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