Guess The Year: Barricade Edition

Photo by Benedict J. Fernandez

Do you know what year this photograph was taken? For this one, we actually got the story behind the image from the photographer, so we'll update later with the date, and plenty more details.

UPDATE: The folks at George Eastman House got in touch with photographer Benedict Fernandez for us, and this is what they said about the above photograph, which was taken in 1967.

Fernandez was covering a war protest in front of the U.N. in New York City. This group was made up of "right-wing radicals," who supported the war and were shouting words like "Commies!" at the protesters. A shirt-and-tie-clad Fernandez said he egged the group on, making them think he was one of them. He encouraged the group to follow him by saying, "Oh, let's go get those Commies over there!" When they followed him, he got them caught up in these barricades, at which point Fernandez jumped over the police barricade with his camera in hand. He turned around and faced the "dissenters" and flashed his press pass, showing that he was able to cross the lines but they were not. So, in this photograph, the dissenters are shouting angrily at not only the war protesters, but the photographer himself.

The photograph is part of this exhibition, running through February 18th.

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on October 6, 2010 6:30 PM

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bleeckerite

It wouldn't surprise me seeing an Asian at something like these. Some groups like the vietnamese typically think conservatively.

pd2009

Wow, what a doosh Fernandez is, too lazy, too unskilled to tell the real story, he had to direct a new story. All of his photography should have an asterisk next to his copyright like sports stats denoting steroid use. Cheater.

wow 14th street

As arrogant & self important as Fernandez was during his time as photo chair at The New School his one claim to fame is his protest

photography here and in Chicago during that hot political era. An amazing group of work.

justthinkin

Wow, I didn't realize that dick-weed journalism extended that far back.Still can't figure out how the Asian got caught up in this. As for the guy to the far left, he's a mash up of

Maynard G. Krebs and Howdy Doody

http://tinyurl.com/34t26w5

http://tinyurl.com/y9qdw4c

eflash

is that george mcfly on the far left?

Brainwash

I think it's Zephram Cochrane.

PTG in nyc

why do right wing douches from 1967 seem so much cooler than the ones from 2010?

It seems they haven't added anyone new to their ranks and are now 43 years older than in the above photo.

chuzzlewit

it's 1968. they are pissed off because The Andy Griffith Show was taken off the air.

Jeff

I want to say the UN, maybe towards end of Vietnam War...1975

JacqueMehoff

there's an Asian in there, after 1945.

jambi

Retro Flash Mob - 2008

justthinkin

Looks like a pro-war rally to me. I'm guessing that the sign to the left says BOMB HANOI. Theo other sign seems to be asking "What about Viet Cong Atrocities" so this may be My Lai related making it around 1968. As for the "peace" symbols, they could also mean "v for victory"