Po-lice Misconduct Misprint (natural yellow)
Artist
Patrick Martinez
(American, born 1980)
Date2016
MediumPigment print on paper
DimensionsUnframed: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Framed: 15 x 21 1/4 in. (38.1 x 54 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment
Object number2017.4.2
Label TextMartinez's Pol-lice Misconduct series appropriate "Pee-Chee" folders to memorialize actual victims of police violence.Top: The shooting of Walter Scott occurred on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a non-functioning brake light. Scott, a black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a white North Charleston police officer. Slager was charged with murder after a video surfaced contradicting his police report. The video showed him shooting the unarmed Scott from behind while Scott was fleeing.
Middle: Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in what has been described as a chokehold for about 15 to 19 seconds while arresting him. The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office attributed Garner’s death to a combination of a chokehold, compression of his chest, and poor health. NYPD policy prohibits the use of chokeholds.
Bottom: Random stop and frisk by the NYPD.
Status
On viewLocation
- Beckman Hall (1 University Drive), Floor 4, 400 Corridor
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