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Come Let Us Build A New World Together

Come Let Us Build A New World Together
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Artist
Mark Suckle, born 1942
Copy after
Danny Lyon, born 16 Mar 1942
Sitter
John Robert Lewis, 21 Feb 1940 - 17 Jul 2020
Charles Koen, 1945 - 2018
Date
1963
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 36 × 46 cm (14 3/16 × 18 1/8")
Topic
Exterior
Poster
John Robert Lewis: Male
John Robert Lewis: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
John Robert Lewis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
John Robert Lewis: Politics and Government\Politician
John Robert Lewis: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Charles Koen: Male
Charles Koen: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Portrait
Place
United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
Photo: © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
Object number
NPG.2018.35
Exhibition Label
In 1963, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) issued this poster featuring Danny Lyon’s evocative photograph, along with the appeal to “Come Let Us Build a New World Together.” Priced at a dollar, it was the first in a series of such posters designed to raise funds for SNCC’s civil rights initiatives and to carry the organization’s message to a wide and largely youthful audience. Offered for sale at rallies and through SNCC’s newspaper, The Student Voice, the print run of 10,000 posters sold out quickly. Rather than depicting the action of a single individual, the poster’s image celebrates group-centered leadership in which everyone works and struggles together, side by side.
En 1963, el Comité Coordinador Estudiantil No Violento (SNCC) publicó este cartel protagonizado por la evocadora fotografía de Danny Lyon, acompañada del reclamo “Construyamos juntos un nuevo mundo”. Con el precio de un dólar, fue el primero en una serie de afiches diseñados para recaudar fondos para las iniciativas por los derechos civiles del SNCC y para hacer llegar el mensaje de la organización a un público amplio y en su mayoría joven. A la venta en las protestas y por medio del periódico del SNCC, The Student Voice, la tirade de 10,000 afiches se agotó rápidamente. En lugar de representar la acción de un único individuo, la imagen del afiche celebra el liderazgo centrado en el grupo, en el que todos trabajan y luchan juntos, codo a codo.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view