Panther Mother and Child
- Designed by
- Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
- Distributed by
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1968-1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (51.5 × 41 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 22 11/16 × 16 3/4 in. (57.7 × 42.6 cm)
- Description
- This color print depicts a mother and young child together in a living room. The child is unclothed and stands in front of a seated woman, dressed in a green short sleeve blouse and yellow skirt. She has long earrings and holds a small white garment on her lap. She smiles down at the child, who is holding a miniature rifle in both hands. The room is furnished with a sofa, stool and lamp with matching patterns. In the background, the plaster wall is cracked and peeling. There is a bulls-eye attached to the window. In the bottom left corner of the image is the artist's signature "Emory/ 10-67/ B.P.P.S.D." In the margin below the image is a small black panther. There is text in the bottom right margin “Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126". Text on the bottom left margin "Revolutionary art by/ Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
- Place made
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- prints
- Topic
- Black power
- Children
- Design
- Graphic design
- Motherhood
- Political organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Artists Rights Society
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.