Demonstration
- Gelatin Silver Print
- 9.5 x 7 in
- Horst Schafer
A group of protestors in dark hoods and full-face gas masks. The frontmost figure has their hands clasped in front of them and long, dark hair coming out of their hood. One unmasked individual is seen behind them next to a handwritten sign that reads: "You are breathing the OIL LOBBY".
Horst Schäfer is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1932 in Bruchertseifen, Germany. He emigrated to New York in 1961 in view of the importance of the USA for press photography. He became an early employee of the New York office of Agence France-Press (AFP) and gained access to the important press agencies and trade magazines.
- Subject Matter: Portrait, People, Crowd, Gas Mask, Signs, City
- Inventory Number: 186-057
- Current Location: CS.R3.SH4.B20
- Collections: Horst Schafer