The Occupation of Alcatraz

Josh MacPhee, artist and organizer

born 1973

Stumptown Printers, printer

founded 1999

The Occupation of Alcatraz, 2006

Portfolio/Series title: Celebrate People's History Poster Series

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: color offset lithograph

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 435 x 281 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 17 1/8 x 11 1/16 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Elmer F. Pierson Fund

Accession number: 2016.0124.036

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In 1969, a group of protestors landed on Alcatraz Island to begin a 19-month occupation, raising awareness for the continued mistreatment of Native people in the United States and the failure of the U.S. government to deal fairly with tribal governments. Some of the earliest prisoners held on Alcatraz were Native men, including 19 Hopi fathers detained in 1894 because they refused to send their children to boarding schools.