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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

(Chicago, Illinois, 1951 - )

Bud Biliken Day Parade, Chicago, Ilinois

1971

Gelatin silver print

9 x 6 1/16 in. (22.9 x 15.5 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of the artist

1998.52

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Held annually on Chicago’s south side, the Bud Biliken Day Parade was established in the 1930s by a newspaper serving the city’s African-American community to honor its newsboys. Biliken was a mythical god who watched over children; “Bud” was added to create a first name for the deity.

Keywords
Black and White
African American
Female
Documentary