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Designed by:
Emory Douglas, American, born 1943  Search this
Distributed by:
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 20 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (51.5 × 41 cm)
H x W (sheet): 22 11/16 × 16 3/4 in. (57.7 × 42.6 cm)
Type:
prints
Place made:
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968-1969
Description:
This color print depicts a mother and young child together in a living room. The child is unclothed and stands in front of a seated woman, dressed in a green short sleeve blouse and yellow skirt. She has long earrings and holds a small white garment on her lap. She smiles down at the child, who is holding a miniature rifle in both hands. The room is furnished with a sofa, stool and lamp with matching patterns. In the background, the plaster wall is cracked and peeling. There is a bulls-eye attached to the window. In the bottom left corner of the image is the artist's signature "Emory/ 10-67/ B.P.P.S.D." In the margin below the image is a small black panther. There is text in the bottom right margin “Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126". Text on the bottom left margin "Revolutionary art by/ Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black power  Search this
Children  Search this
Design  Search this
Graphic design  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.8.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Artists Rights Society
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51aa94b01-d7ed-4f80-9d9b-db9050cfb72c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.8.2