Michael Spano (America, b. 1949). Photograph titled “Union Square Park, New York, 1980,” silver gelatin print on rough surface paper. Pencil signed and dated 1986 along the lower right; numbered 377-80 along the lower left. The photograph depicts a group of individuals gathered around the Independence Flagstaff in Union Square Park. The bas-relief plaques have graffiti which obscures the original text, possibly changing the meaning of the original phrase. Provenance: Distinguished corporate collection, Minnesota. Sight; height: 22 in x width: 51 1/2 in. Framed; height: 29 in x width: 58 in.