Some Call Him Pig (1971)

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• Fonds: Gianni Pettena fonds, 1960-2019
•    Series: Works, 1966-2018
•      Project: Some Call Him Pig (1971), circa 1971-2015

People

• Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
• Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Some Call Him Pig (1971)

Dates of creation

circa 1971-2015

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 3 digital files (2 MB)
• 1 photograph

Scope and Content

The project series documents "Some Call him Pig," a photograph taken by Petenna of billboard produced by the Minneapolis police department to promote the merits of police officers and respond to the slang term "pigs" used to refer to policemen. The billboard shows a policeman holding an unconscious child in his arms and practicing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. "Pettena underlined its 'contradiction in terms' and unintentional irony, incomprehensible to the Americans of the mid-west." [1]

The project series contains a photograph of the billboard and project description in English and Italian.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/ff-some-call-him-pig-1971-1/ (last accessed 11 November 2019)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.1971.PR07

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Minneapolis Minnesota United States

Language of material

English, Italian

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1971.PR07.001
  • Title: Photograph of the billboard, Some Call Him Pig
  • Dates of creation: circa 1971
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 photograph

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena
  

  Folder Number:

  207-005-021

  Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • ARCH286987
    • Photograph of the billboard for Some Call Him Pig
    • Form: photographs
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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.1971.PR07.002
  • Title: Project descriptions and photographs of the sign, Some Call Him Pig
  • Dates of creation: 2010 - 2015
  • Form: born digital, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

  Description:

  Most common file formats: Microsoft Word for Windows, JPEG File Interchange Format

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 digital files (2 MB)

  Conditions governing access:

  • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena