Portrait of Dwight M. Beeson

William W. S. Wilson

1965

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Sidewalk and Shop Front, New Orleans, Walker Evans, gelatin silver print
Black and white press print of a white woman (center) sticking her tongue out at civil rights marchers. She is part of a crowd gathered on a sidewalk to watch the marchers in front of them (partially pictured). Includes caption "Montgomery, Ala. March 25--THOSE ARE HER SENTIMENTS--A Montgomery, Ala. spectator expresses her feelings as civil rights marchers pass her on their way to the state capitol today. A police officer and several negroes stand on sidewalk as the marchers strode by. (AP Wirephoto)"
A black and white photograph of a surface with multiple layers of paint that are cracked, curled and peeling. Light creates shades of gray and black in the layers of paint. The lighter color paint has cracks and a rough texture, while the dark colored paint is peeling in abstract shapes and has a vertical element to its texture.
This color photograph represents a view through a shop window. The display includes a mannequin without arms and with legs that end above the knee wearing white undergarments. Four additional white undergarments wtih price tags surround the mannequin. In the window's reflection, the photographer can be seen taking the image.