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In California, a Legacy of Political Protest Through Graphic Design Lives On

Avatar photo by Staci Steinberger June 20, 2021June 24, 2021

Grassroots social movements in California in the 1960s and ’70s led to a flourishing of graphic innovation that lives on to this day.

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Emory Douglas’s Language of Revolution

Avatar photo by Natalie Haddad August 25, 2018August 24, 2018

Douglas’s historical and new works, shown alongside pieces by younger artists, draw a line of influence between the two generations and establish a community of shared concerns.

Posted inArt

Black Panther Icon Emory Douglas Speaks About His Art and Legacy

by Matt Stromberg July 3, 2018

A rare opportunity to see and hear from an artist whose early work retains its power and immediacy 50 years on.

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In LA, 50 Artists Respond to the Black Panthers’ Legacy

by Matt Stromberg April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

Iconic: Black Panther, opening this Saturday at the Gregorio Escalante Gallery, illustrates how influential the Black Panthers were, not just politically and socially, but artistically as well.

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Questioning the Idea of Progress in an Exhibition on the Black Panthers

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

I’m looking at photographs of the Black Panthers: men in formation wearing black leather jackets, with buttons featuring Huey P. Newton’s image fixed to their lapels.

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The Tragedies and Triumphs of American Athletes of Color

by Tara Sheena April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

At Fort Gansevoort Gallery, there is a new art exhibition with titular claim to the annual Division 1 men’s college basketball tournament.

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Flipping Through Mexico City’s First Art Book Fair

by Devon Van Houten Maldonado October 26, 2015October 26, 2015

MEXICO CITY — On the heels of Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair, the Mexican capital now has its own celebration of arts publications.

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Designing a Revolutionary Visual Identity for the Black Panthers

Avatar photo by Allison Meier June 9, 2015September 6, 2016

“Art has relevancy, whether it’s to exploit you or pacify you, or to enlighten and inform you. It’s a language, that’s the power of it,” says Emory Douglas, the artist who drove the graphic identity of the Black Panthers.

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