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The Black Arts movement and the Black Panther Party in American visual culture / Jo-Ann Morgan.

Author/creator Morgan, Jo-Ann author.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental Content Full text from ProQuest Ebook Central
Subject(s)
Series Routledge research in art and race
Routledge research in art and race. ^A1384709
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface: Picturing Black Power; PART I "Black Arts We Make": Aesthetics, Collaboration, and Social Identity in the Visual Art of Black Power; Introduction to Part I; 1 Pedigree of the Black Arts Movement: The March on Washington, Death of Malcolm X, and Free Jazz; 2 Organization of Black American Culture: A Show of Respect; 3 African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists: Forging a Black Aesthetic; 4 "New Perspectives in Black Art": An Oakland Class of '68 Says "Black Lives Matter"
Contents PART II The Black Panther Party in Photography and Print EphemeraIntroduction to Part II; 5 Huey P. Newton Enthroned: Iconic Image of Black Power; 6 Eldridge Cleaver's Visual Acumen and the Coalition of Black Power with White Resistance; 7 Emory Douglas: Revolutionary Artist and Visual Theorist; 8 Picturing the Female Revolutionary; Bibliography; Index
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN9780429467851 (electronic bk.)
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ISBN9780429885884 (PDF ebook)
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