Black Panther : the revolutionary art of Emory Douglas

Presents Bold Graphics, Photographs, And Collages Created By Emory Douglas, The Black Panther Party's Newspaper Art Director And Later The Party's Minister Of Culture. Discusses Douglas's Seminal Role In The Crafting Of The Party's Visual Identity And Cultural Programs And His Lasting Influence On Generations Of Artists And Designers. -- Dust Jacket. Preface / Danny Glover -- Foreword / Bobby Seale -- Introduction / Sam Durant -- A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words / Kathleen Cleaver -- What Revolution Looks Like: The Work Of Black Panther Artist Emory Douglas / Colette Gaiter -- Emory Douglas And The Third World Cultural Revolution / Greg Jung Morozumi / Emory Douglas: A 'good Brother,' A 'bad' Artist / Amiri Baraka / An Artist For The People: An Interview With Emory Douglas / St. Clair Bourne. Preface By Danny Glover ; Foreword By Bobby Seale ; Edited And With An Introduction By Sam Durant ; Contributions By Sonia Sanchez ... [et Al.]. With Original Emory Douglas Poster, Untitled, 2006, Watercolor And Gouache, On The Underside Of The Book Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [218]-219) And Index. The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, formed in the aftermath of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, remains one of the most controversial movements of the 20th-century. Founded by the charismatic Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the party sounded a defiant cry for an end to the institutionalized subjugation of African Americans. The Black Panther newspaper was founded to articulate the party's message and artist Emory Douglas became the paper's art director and later the party's Minister of Culture. Douglas's artistic talents and experience proved a powerful combination: his striking collages of photographs and his own drawings combined to create some of the era's most iconic images, like that of Newton with his signature beret and large gun set against a background of a blood-red star, which could be found blanketing neighborhoods during the 12 years the paper existed. This landmark book brings together a remarkable lineup of party insiders who detail the crafting of the party's visual identity. Preface / -- Danny Glover -- Foreword / -- Bobby Seale -- Introduction / -- Sam Durant -- A Preface / -- Danny Glover -- Foreword / -- Bobby Seale -- Introduction / -- Sam Durant -- A -- Kathleen Cleaver Preface / -- Danny Glover -- Foreword / -- Bobby Seale -- Introduction / -- Sam Durant -- A -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Colette Gaiter Preface / -- Danny Glover -- Foreword / -- Bobby Seale -- Introduction / -- Sam Durant -- A -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Colette Gaiter -- Greg Jung Morozumi / Preface / -- Danny Glover -- Foreword / -- Bobby Seale -- Introduction / -- Sam Durant -- A -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Colette Gaiter -- Greg Jung Morozumi / -- Amiri Baraka / -- An Preface /-- Danny Glover-- Foreword /-- Bobby Seale-- Introduction /-- Sam Durant-- A-- Kathleen Cleaver-- Colette Gaiter-- Greg Jung Morozumi /-- Amiri Baraka /-- An-- St. Clair Bourne This is an important book devoted to Emory Douglas's work, one fo the most important graphic artists of the 1960s. It showcases the provocative posters of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, which was founded in the wake of the murder of Malcolm X. The book will be of interest to designers and students