Black Panther: Emory Douglas and the Art of Revolution

The first exhibition by the campaigning US artist Emory Douglas in the UK, pays tribute to an unsung hero of the modern civil rights movement.

The Black Panther salute is an unflinching reminder of the mood of the late 1960s, and a community defending itself against racial injustice in the USA. Emory Douglas, official artist of the Black Panther Party and its first and only Minister of Culture, created a compelling, motivational graphic style. His art from this period, documents growing civil unrest and rapid change. Previously unseen in the UK, Douglass work from this period, including posters, cartoons and campaign pamphlets appeared in a provocative new exhibition at Urbis in Manchester, from 30th October 2008 to April 2009.

For further information please visit the Urbis website, www.urbis.org.uk

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• reedited
• Emory
• Douglas
• Film

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