The Black Panther Party for Self Defense: The Protest Art of Emory Douglas - Hardcover

Danny Glover; Kathlean Cleaver

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9780847829415: The Black Panther Party for Self Defense: The Protest Art of Emory Douglas

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ISBN 10: 0847829413 ISBN 13: 9780847829415

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2007

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This is an important book devoted to Emory Douglas's work, one of the most important graphic artists of the 1960s. It showcases the provocative posters of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, which was founded in the wake of the murder of Malcolm X. The book will be of interest to designers and students.

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About the Author:

Emory Douglas was the Black Panther Party's Minister of Culture and chief art director for the party's important newspaper for twelve years. In these roles, he gave visual dimension to the party's revolutionary message and mission, broadening the party's impact within a larger cultural framework. Sam Durant is a Los Angeles-based artist. Danny Glover, the accomplished actor, producer, and director best known for his Lethal Weapon movies, attended San Francisco State during the years the Black Panther party was active in the Bay Area. He's credited the party with having a profound influence on both his creative development and political consciousness. Amiri Baraka is a writer and political activist who lives in Newark, New Jersey. Kathleen Cleaver, attorney, author, and senior lecturer at Yale University and Emory Law School, joined the Black Panther Party in 1967. St. Clair Bourne is a veteran filmmaker. Colette Gaiter is an associate professor at the University of Delaware. Greg Morozumi is artistic director of the EastSide Arts Alliance in Oakland, California. Sonia Sanchez is a poet.

Synopsis:

Captures the provocative posters and innovative graphics of the Black Panther Party from the mid-1960s through much of the 1970s as revealed in the dramatic work of artist Emory Douglas, the art editor and later Minister of Culture for the Black Panther newspaper, revealing some of the paper's iconic images, including signature portraits of party f

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