A group of people holding firearms watch a man about to be hanged. "A Murderer Lynched by Californian Emigrants - From a Sketch by Our Own Correspondent" is printed on the bottom of the image.
Using archival records, Gonzales-Day went searching for California's historic hang trees. While some of the locations of the trees in this series are certain, others were taken in approximate locations that corresponded to the historical data...
A blank postcard that was part of a series of postcards in which the lynch victim was removed as part of a conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. This postcard back was...
The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Gonzales-Day, Ken; Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969; Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940; Lynching; California; Latinos in American history; Archival materials; Art Exhibitions; Photographs; CUE Art Foundation
The exhibition included the Erased Lynching series, the wallpaper piece, The Wonder Gaze (St. James Park), and two photographs from the Searching for California's Hang Trees series. The exhibition catalogue introduction was written by Bruce...
Four individuals sit on horses near a tree, and three of them are holding guns. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See...
Men in uniforms stand around a tree. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
A group of people stand around a tree. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
A group of people stand around a tree. The lynch victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Lynching; Art Exhibitions; Postcards; Photography; Austrian Cultural Forum New York
Installation shot from Austrian Cultural Forum in New York. The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California and vigilantism in the West....
Installation shot of Ken Gonzales-Day solo exhibition at SPACE Gallery in Portland, Maine. Photograph includes (left to right), "Erased Lynching Series" "Old Oregon Trail" and "Golden Chain." The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually...
Photograph of "Erased Lynching Series" at Ken Gonzales-Day solo exhibition at SPACE Gallery in Portland, Maine. The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of...
Lynching; Art Exhibitions; Postcards; Photography; Trees; University of California, San Diego. University Art Gallery
Istallation shot from solo exhibition "Silent Witness: Recent Work of Ken Gonzales-Day" at UCSD University Art Gallery. Photograph shows "Erased Lynching Series." The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series...
CUE Art Foundation; Art Exhibitions; Picture frames and framing
Framed artwork hangs from a wall. The lynch victims were removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006). As...
Lynching; Art Exhibitions; Postcards; Photography; Austrian Cultural Forum New York
Installation shot from Austrian Cultural Forum in New York. The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in California and vigilantism in the West....
The "execution" victim has been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching and the larger issue of vigilantism in the West. See Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (Duke, 2006).
Erasure of the lynch victim intended to raise awareness of the history of lynching and other forms of summary justice in California. Josh (Joshua Robertson) was of African descent and lynched in Rich Bar, California in 1852. The original drawing...
The erased body of the victim in this series was intended to raise awareness of the little-known history. In this case it was Mexicans against an American citizen in 1859.
Lynching; Art galleries of Europe; Printed ephemera; Art Exhibitions; Photography
Press material and installation shot for ImageMediaPolitique exhibition at DIX 291 gallery, Paris. The lynch victims have been removed in this conceptually driven photographic series which sought to raise awareness of the history of lynching in...
