Photograph by
Platon, British, born 1968
Subject of
Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
Date
2010; printed 2019
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 16 5/8 × 16 7/8 in. (42.3 × 42.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a “Free Bobby (Seale)” Black Panther Button pinback button, by Platon. The round, white, pin back button features a black-and-white illustration of the Black Panther Party emblem: a crouching, snarling black panther. Black text printed above and below the emblem reads [FREE] and [BOBBY]. The surface of the button is darkened in several areas. The background of the photograph is black. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place captured
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
pigment prints
Topic
Activism
Black power
Civil rights
Photography
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number
2021.33.25
Restrictions & Rights
© Platon
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd594e134d3-8dc7-42b1-8943-52f048093c5a

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