<I>Revision Path: Episode15; Emory Douglas</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 20, 2014
name: label: Produced by
content: Maurice Cherry, American
label: Interview of
content: Emory Douglas, American, born 1943
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Bobby Seale, American, born 1936
label: Subject of
content: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Eldridge Cleaver, American, 1935 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Tarika Lewis, American
notes: label: Description
content: Episode 15 of the Revision Path podcast. It begins with instrumental music fading in, before host Maurice Cherry welcomes the listeners to the podcast and introduces himself. He mentions that this episode is the last in a series of three interviews for AIGA.
label: Description
content: He then introduces his guest, Emory Douglas, and tells him “Alright, so, tell us who you are and what you do.” The episode continues with Douglas providing a short autobiography. Some of the topics they discuss include: disability in both their families; Douglas’ incarceration at the age of 15; Douglas’ introduction to the Black Panther Party; Douglas’ transition from the black arts movement to the Panther movement; Douglas’ idiosyncratic design style and his ability to integrate art and politics; his interactions with people like Amiri Baraka, Huey Newton and Bobby Seal; mentorship in the design community; diversity in the profession; historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs); his post-Panther life; as well as his daughter’s current work.
label: Description
content: After the interview, Cherry thanks Douglas and the listeners as the outro background music plays.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Technology
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Revision Path
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Audio
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.47.6.1
objectType: label: Type
content: sound recordings
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 48 min., 34 sec.
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 23.4 MB