Photograph by
Brathwaite, Kwame, American, 1938 - 2023
Subject of
Peaker, Charles, American
Cooks, Carlos, Dominican American, 1913 - 1966
African Nationalist Pioneer Movement, American, founded 1941
Date
ca. 1968; printed 2016
Medium
pigment on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Charles Peaker Street Speaker, head of ANPM after Carlos Cooks passed away, on 125th street), by Kwame Brathwaite. The photograph depicts Charles Peaker, the head of the African Nationalist Pioneer Movement (ANPM), standing on the corner of 125th Street, above a crowd of people. He is shown from the waist up, standing in profile, and facing the left edge of the photograph. He is wearing a dark shirt with two square metal pips at the collar and a patch over the top of his proper left arm and a leopard print, wedge cap. Behind him are two partially visible flags, including an American flag. The other flag has sign attached to the top that reads [BUY BLACK]. There are three partially visible people with their backs to the viewer, standing below Peaker, listening to him. On the left is a street sign with a partially visible sign that read [[1?]25th] and a parking sign on the right. The square shaped image has a thick white border. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Place captured
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black is Beautiful
BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Activism
African diaspora
Associations and institutions
Black power
Business
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.26.13
Restrictions & Rights
Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0698073-9598-4140-846f-d61af5424ee2

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