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Elderly Woman with Teacup - "This is the best the South has been.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Elderly Woman with Teacup - "This is the best the South has been.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL

Elderly Woman with Teacup - "This is the best the South has been.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL

Artist/Maker (American, b. 1928)
Date1956
MediumBlack and white charcoal on paper
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 16 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (42.3 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Oberlin College Classes of 1964, 1965, and 1966, the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation, and Allen Weintraub and Terry Rosenberry in memory of Eric Hansen (OC 1965)
Portfolio1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Object number2010.2.22
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Burton Silverman / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New YorkProvenanceBurton Silverman [b. 1928], New York; purchased 2010 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Drawings from the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1956
  • Oberlin College Library, Mudd Center (May 24, 2010 - July 20, 2010 )
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Man Walking - "The longer I rode, the madder I got, 'til I got off.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Man Walking - "The longer I rode, the madder I got, 'til I got off.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Rev. Abernathy, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Rev. Abernathy, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Trial of Martin Luther King - "Yessir, somethin' unusual did happen...I was shot at six times.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Trial of Martin Luther King - "Yessir, somethin' unusual did happen...I was shot at six times.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Speaker at Mass Meeting - "Jail improves a man's preaching. If my knees grow weak I feel the strength of 50,000 Negroes and other friends.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Speaker at Mass Meeting - "Jail improves a man's preaching. If my knees grow weak I feel the strength of 50,000 Negroes and other friends.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
White Riders - Empty Bus Stop, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
White Riders - Empty Bus Stop, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Floyd Spence, Prison Trustee, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Floyd Spence, Prison Trustee, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Court Square, Montgomery, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Court Square, Montgomery, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Trial of M. L. King, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Trial of M. L. King, from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Woman with Arms Folded - "I have decided not to ride the buses; I have a rather high temper.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Woman with Arms Folded - "I have decided not to ride the buses; I have a rather high temper.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Floyd Lee, Prison Trustee -"If you cut my arm and yours you'll find the same blood.... It's no different.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Floyd Lee, Prison Trustee -"If you cut my arm and yours you'll find the same blood.... It's no different.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Trial of Martin Luther King, E. H. Begley Mgr., Montgomery Bus Co. - "The Bus Company was not in the habit of hirin' Nigras.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Trial of Martin Luther King, E. H. Begley Mgr., Montgomery Bus Co. - "The Bus Company was not in the habit of hirin' Nigras.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956
Church Rally - "You can hardly stay away from these mass meetings. Don't wanna go home.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
Church Rally - "You can hardly stay away from these mass meetings. Don't wanna go home.", from a series of drawings documenting the 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, AL
1956