Allan Sekula. Collective Sisyphus
Untitled (Maritime Strikes & Demonstrations, nr. 5), 1937
Vintage ’37 SS California Maritime Labor Strikers Photo [zoals aangegeven in PayPal document], zwart-wit foto, 1937, [“Sit-down strike aboard a Luxury liner […]. The radio operators, members of a C.I.O. Union, have walked-out and the seamen are sitting-down in sympathy” [zoals aangegeven op de achterzijde van de foto], 16.5 x 21.5 cm. Aangekocht door Allan Sekula via eBay op 13 maart 2009.
Op de achterzijde van de foto:
Sit-downing de luxe
NEW YORK...Stretched out in deck chairs and sunning themselves beneath a warm april sun, these seamen, members of the crew of the S.S California, find that a sit-down strike aboard a Luxury liner, is not to be tossed over one's shoulder. The radio operators, members of a C.I.O. Union, have walked-out and the seamen are sitting-down in sympathy
(B-4-15-37)--9-20 see story