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The Black Arts Movement and the Black Panther Party in American visual culture

Title
The Black Arts Movement and the Black Panther Party in American visual culture / Jo-Ann Morgan.
Author
Morgan, Jo-Ann
Publication
  • New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
xx, 211 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
Summary
This book examines a range of visual expressions of Black Power across American art and popular culture from 1965 through 1972. It begins with case studies of artist groups, including Spiral, OBAC and AfriCOBRA, who began questioning Western aesthetic traditions and created work that honored leaders, affirmed African American culture, and embraced an African lineage. Also showcased is an Oakland Museum exhibition of 1968 called "New Perspectives in Black Art," as a way to consider if Black Panther Party activities in the neighborhood might have impacted local artists' work. The concluding chapters concentrate on the relationship between selected Black Panther Party members and visual culture, focusing on how they were covered by the mainstream press, and how they self-represented to promote Party doctrine and agendas.
Series Statement
Routledge research in art and race
Uniform Title
Routledge research in art and race.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Case studies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index.
Contents
Preface: picturing Black Power. Part 1 "Black arts we make": aesthetics, collaboration, and social identity in the visual art of Black Power : Introduction to Part 1 -- Pedigree of the Black Arts Movement: the March on Washington, death of Malcolm X, and free jazz -- Organization of Black American culture: a show of respect -- African commune of bad relevant artists: forging a Black aesthetic -- "New perspectives in Black art": an Oakland class of '68 says "Black Lives Matter". Part 2 The Black Panther Party in photography and print ephemera : Introduction to part 2 -- Huey P. Newton enthroned: iconic image of Black Power -- Eldridge Cleaver's visual acumen and the coalition of Black Power with white resistance -- Emory Douglas: revolutionary artist and visual theorist -- Picturing the female revolutionary. Bibliography -- Index.
Call Number
Sc F 19-313
ISBN
  • 9781138605923
  • 1138605921
OCLC
1051682348
Author
Morgan, Jo-Ann, author.
Title
The Black Arts Movement and the Black Panther Party in American visual culture / Jo-Ann Morgan.
Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge research in art and race
Routledge research in art and race.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
Sc F 19-313
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