Photograph by:

Pirkle Jones, American, 1914 - 2009  Search this

Printed by:

Palm Press, American, founded 1977  Search this

Subject of:

Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 25, 1968; printed 2012

Description:

A black-and-white image of a young African American couple. The woman wears a striped shirt and pearl earrings and the man wears a [Free Black Panther Prisoners] button on his jacket lapel. A white man operates a camera just behind them.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Photography  Search this

Politics  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number:

2012.83.2

Restrictions & Rights:

© Regents of the University of California

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53469e0f8-213f-4a5d-bf47-374625c5dac1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.83.2