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[African-Americana] [Black Panther Party] Douglas, Emory. Panther Mother and Child. Rare Poster
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$2,500 - 4,000
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$1,778
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[African-Americana] [Black Panther Party] (Douglas), Emory. Panther Mother and Child

San Francisco: Ministry of Information (Black Panther Party), 1967. Off-set color lithographed poster after Emory Douglas, 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (578 x 444 mm), featuring a woman with her child holding a toy rifle. Creasing from old folds, foxing to right margin, pinholes to corners from previous mounting not affecting image.

A bright and controversial image by Emory Douglas (b. 1943), who served as Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party. The child holding the toy rifle suggests that it is never too early to learn self-defense.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.

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From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
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