Designed by
Lyons, Lisa, American
Distributed by
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
Subject of
Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
Tijerina, Reies, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015
Dixon, Ivan, American, 1931 - 2008
Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
Klonsky, Mike, American, born 1943
Date
1968
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 21 11/16 × 17 1/8 in. (55.1 × 43.5 cm)
Description
A paper poster for the Free Huey Rally at De Fremery Park, Oakland, California, 1968.
Prominently depicted to the left, stretching the majority of the length of the poster, is Lisa Lyons design of a black panther. Lyons’s signature is printed in curling lowercase by the bottom claw of the panther. In large black block type from the top right going down, reads: [FREE HUEY / RALLY / SUNDAY JULY 28 / DE FREMERY / PARK / 1PM / Eldridge Cleaver / Bobby Seale / Stokely Carmichael / Reies Tijerina / Ivan Dixon / Mike Klonsky / National Secretary, SDS / Peace and Freedom / spokesman]. Towards the bottom of the poster, in line with the clawed foot of the panther, there is: [BARBEQUE! BLACK DANCERS! MUSICIANS! / THEATER!]. There are waves of wrinkling along the edges of the poster, recto. The back of the poster also shows wrinkling, and two small pieces of tape.
Place depicted
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Black power
Civil rights
Design
Graphic design
Justice
Resistance
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.28.20
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd2ccb22-1597-4e44-bd7c-99e750c9764e

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