2010.54.1219

Object number:

2010.54.1219

Object name:

poster; work on paper

Title:

Free Huey [Newton]

Date made:

1995

Material/Technique:

Screen print on paper

Dimensions:

H: 24 in, W: 20 in

Credit line:

All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.

Physical description:

poster

Content description:

Poster as a light blue image of "Huey Newton" in the center with black text. The top edge has "Free Huey" printed in large black lettering. The bottom reads, "March Monday July 15/ 9 AM from Merritt College 59th & Grove/ to Oakland Courthouse/ Rally at courthouse Carpool leaving Bancroft & Telegraph 8:30/ Labor Donated Young Socialist Alliance." [This facsimilie was created for the 1995 Mario Van Peebles movie "Panther," mimicking a historic poster; the face is that of actor Marcus Chong. -LMC]

Concepts:

counterfeit; facsimilie; courthouse

Places:

Oakland

Persons:

Huey Newton

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