Artwork by Emory Douglas, 1969, published in the Black Panther | Beside her (scroll to the bottom of the image – right corner), text proclaiming “Afro-American solidarity with the oppressed People of the world” addresses the viewer in a no-nonsense, sans-serif font.Poster showing four women demonstrating for release of six members of the Black Panther Party from the Niantic State Women’s Farm in Connecticut 1972. Artist: Emory DouglasCommunity Newspaper, Back cover, The Black Panther , April 10, 1971, promoting the free food program and grocery store for Black people in poverty. Artist: Emory DouglasUntitled portrait of the revolutionary poet and playwright Leroi Jones or Amiri Baraka, circa 1968. | Artist: Emory Douglas(BLACK PANTHERS.) Emory Douglas, artist. Untitled print of a mother and armed child.Letterform Archive: “The Black Panther, May 4, 1968. An early issue reveals the edges and guidelines of cut-and-paste transfer lettering. Douglas typically kept font styles to a minimum, but this cover explodes with Futura, Alternate Gothic, Ultra Bodoni, Clarendon, and Compacta.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Emory Douglas, an artist and activist, shaped the powerful graphic identity of the Black Panther Party through his depictions of Black struggle and liberation. Joining the Black Panthers in January 1967, Douglas was put in charge of publishing the group’s newspaper, The Black Panther. His images, printed on the covers and interiors of the newspaper, portrayed African Americans as revolutionary fighters rather than victims. Douglas also illustrated pigs in place of police and politicians, making him a hero to his community but a subject of investigation by the United States government.
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