Occupying Wall Street, October 1, 2011

Artists

Description

“Occupying Wall Street, October 1, 2011” Mickey, a graduate of SUNY Purchase and at the time a recently unemployed graphic designer. This sign became the unofficial slogan for the Occupy protest. This was the original sign and was lost in the skirmish with police during the Brooklyn Bridge protest march that followed shortly after this photograph.

Dimensions

40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

Provenance

Accra Shepp, created 2011-2012, sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2019.