Monthly Archives: August 2011
Swimming Lessons and the Red Scare, Press Release
In 1953, at the height of the McCarthy Era, 9 leaders of the American Communist Party were arrested in Philadelphia in violation of the Smith Act and tried for conspiracy to overthrow the United States government. Over 50 years later, … Continue reading
Philadelphia Research, Part 3: Protest
Picket outside Federal Building in Philadelphia on October 15, 1949 in opposition of indictments against Communist leaders. Reproduction of protest sign, demanding rights to freedom of speech for political organizations and individuals.
Philadelphia Research, Part 2: Sherman Labovitz
Sherman Labovitz is the only surviving defendant of the Philadelphia Smith Act, a former professor at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, and author of the book, Being Red in Philadelphia, A Memoir of the McCarthy Act. He is … Continue reading
Philadelphia Research, Part 1: The Archives
August 4, 2011: Communist Party Archives, Tamiment Library, New York University, NY August 10, 2011: The Urban Archives, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
CCA Alumni Spotlight: Adrienne Skye Roberts Traces Her Radical Roots
Here is an article written by Simon Hodgson for the California College of the Art’s Alumni News site about my Philadelphia project and the overlap of working as an artist and organizer. Read it here.
Artist-In-Residence, Philadelphia Art Hotel
I’ve arrived in Philadelphia! For six weeks, I will be an artist-in-residence at the Philadelphia Art Hotel, a residency program in East Kensington created by Krista Peel and Zak Starer. I will be researching my paternal grandfather, Joe Roberts, who … Continue reading
