Raynors HCA 2018-10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/20/2018
Considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, it depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis. Because of threats and violence against her, she is escorted by four deputy U.S. marshals; the painting is framed such that the marshals' heads are cropped at the shoulders. On the wall behind her is written the racial slur "nigger" and the letters "KKK"; a smashed and splattered tomato thrown against the wall is also visible. The white protesters are not visible, as the viewer is looking at the scene from their point of view. Color, withdrawn from publication, 15” x 12”, stunning, fine.
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