Image

RISDM 2013-91-3-5.tif

Eric Drooker

Wake Up Man

Description

Maker

Eric Drooker (b. 1958 in New York)

Title

Wake Up Man
from the portfolio Your House Is Mine

Year

1988-1992

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 50.5 x 59.3 cm (19 7/8 x 23 3/8 inches) (each)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed and editioned by artist

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2013.91.3.5

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Listen!
Jul 06, 2024 – Jan 05, 2025

Label copy

This piece reminds me of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. At the time, I went to my very first protest and it was super empowering. Not long before that I was scared of the whole racial-discrimination topic, due to me being Black. I was afraid I could be next, and that fear played a big part in how I acted in public. I’m not afraid anymore, but that stuck with me for a long time, until I went to that protest.

–If Not Us, Then Who?, RAC member

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Eric Drooker (b. 1958 in New York)
Wake Up Man; from the portfolio Your House Is Mine, 1988-1992
Screenprint on paper
Image/sheet: 50.5 x 59.3 cm (19 7/8 x 23 3/8 inches) (each)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2013.91.3.5

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