<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Blackout.<num>BA-23</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>University of Richmond Book Arts Studio</publisher><address><addressline>archives@richmond.edu</addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-10-16 07:03:44 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="item">
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    <repository>
      <corpname>University of Richmond Book Arts Studio</corpname>
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    <unittitle>Blackout.</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014052538" role="art" rules="dacs" source="LOC Authorities">Allegra, Indira</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020029630" role="pbl" rules="dacs" source="LOC Authorities">Sming Sming Books (Firm)</corpname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>BA-23</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">6 Volumes</extent>
      <physfacet>includes illustrations</physfacet>
      <dimensions>13 cm</dimensions>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="2017/2017">2017</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_9b7923b862438e32b9fd5603a8b9669b" label="Description">Blackout is a set of six books, based on the original video work of Indira Allegra. Allegra studies the weave structure of police uniforms alongside statements made by families of those lost to police violence including: Aiyana Stanley-Jones (7), Tamir Rice (12), John Crawford III (22), Amadou Diallo (23), Tarika Wilson (26), Eric Garner (43), Yvette Smith (45), and Eleanor Bumpurs (66).</abstract>
    <materialspec id="aspace_1e10c6582f3873b9504f4a58583ffe2a">"Indira Allegra, Blackout [stills from panel ... of 6], 2015, digital weaving installation, courtesy of the artist." -- Colophon.  Imprint from colophon.</materialspec>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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<p>McClintic Fund.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104251" source="lcsh">Police shootings</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010616" source="lcsh">Police brutality</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139691" source="lcsh">Uniforms</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143195" source="lcsh">Video art</subject>
    <genreform authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2017027220" source="lcsh">Artists' Books</genreform>
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