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National Museum of the American Indian
Derrick Yellowman's COVID-19 sign photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.410
- Dates:
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October 2020
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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11 Digital images
- Repository:
This collection contains 11 born digital photographs that were shot by Jo Owens Murray in October 2020 that depict a COVID-19 sign painted by Derrick Yellowman.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 11 born digital photographs that were shot by Jo Owens Murray in October 2020 that depict a COVID-19 sign painted by Derrick Yellowman. The sign was posted in Monument Valley, Arizona and reads, "Reservations Close / Stay Home / If Not Mask Up." The sign features a drawing of an American Indian man wearing a feather headdress and gas mask. Feathers also adorn the sign.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection arranged by catalog number.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The biography for Derrick Yellowman is unknown at this time.
Administration
Author
Emily Moazami
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photographs donated by Jo Owens Murray, 2021.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Emily Moazami, Supervisory Archivist, 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Derrick Yellowman's COVID-19 sign photographs, image #, NMAI.AC.410; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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