Object number:
2023.14.11
Object name:
photograph
Title:
In Front of Alameda Court House During Huey Newton's Trial
Maker:
Michelle Vignes
Date made:
February 1968
Material / Technique:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
H: 11 in, W: 14 in
Credit line:
Gift of Ken & Melanie Light
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Estate of Michelle Vignes
Physical description:
Black and white gelatin silver print on paper.
Concepts:
Black Power Movement; beret; Black Panther; leather jacket; activism; protest
Places:
Alameda County courthouse
Persons:
Huey Newton
Organizations:
Black Panther Party
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