Demonstrations against the war in Vietnam, New York, ca. 196 - Lot 179

Demonstrations against the war in Vietnam, New York, ca. 1967 Vintage silver print Size: 34 x 23 cm Note : This photograph was taken in New York City around 1967, during demonstrations against the Vietnam War. The image shows a group of young women engaged in pacifist protest, brandishing placards with slogans denouncing militarism and calling for the defense of civil rights. The strong presence of the demonstrators, the frontal gesture and the legibility of the message give this scene a strong symbolic power. The photographer's close-up viewpoint and black-and-white treatment place this image in the documentary aesthetic of the 1960s, when photography became a tool for bearing witness and taking a stand. This vintage silver print is an emblematic document of women's involvement in the American pacifist movements and a major testimony to the social and political history of the XXᵉ century.