Artist : Bob Staake, issue : December 8th, 2014
Title : “Broken Arch for Ferguson”
Context : Police brutality; riots.
Question : what did artist Bob Staake represent with this illustration ?
The artist declared to the New Yorker that he was heart-broken, as he had lived in St Louis for seventeen years before moving to Boston, and the news he was watching were upsetting him.
He hoped the events in Ferguson would provide an opportunity for the USA to learn, and come together. The Gateway Arch might symbolise division and dispute, but it could also be seen as a new bridge to help people come together.
Read here to understand the events in Ferguson.
Introduction : Author/date/genre of the document/
Question : what did artist Bob Staake represent with this illustration ?
Description : describe the illustration and compare with photos of the arch.
Context : Read here to understand the events in Ferguson. : Pick 3 or 4 major events
° Michael Brown : What happened to him and the reaction of the police
° The reaction of the population in Ferguson : riots
° The end of Barack Obama’s second mandate
° The situation of African-Americans Americans in American society (unemployment rate is the double of that of Whites)
° Campaign : Hands Up, don’t shoot (you can refer to this Kadir Nelson picture : Say their Names ) and to archives pictures with the sign.
Conclusion : A broken arch : the symbol of the arch, the symbol of a broken arch = a divided society….The symbols of black and white colours. The call for justice in the racial history of the USA
