Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982 Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 16 5/8 × 11 1/2 in. (42.3 × 29.2 cm)
H x W (sheet): 22 11/16 × 14 15/16 in. (57.7 × 37.9 cm)
Type:
prints
Place made:
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1969
Description:
This print depicts a woman carrying a spear in her left hand and another weapon on her back, the muzzle of which rises above her left shoulder. She wears a mottled green and mauve shirt with an orange scarf around her neck, and large oval earrings. Pink and brown lines radiate from her. In the top right corner is text that reads "Afro-American solidarity/ with the oppressed/ People of the world." In the bottom right corner is the artist signature "Emory '69." In the margin below the image are two blocks of text and in the center is an image of a black panther. On the bottom right the text reads "Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126." On the bottom left the text reads "Revolutionary art by/ Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
