<I>Emory Douglas, Bobby Rush and Kathleen Cleaver</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2009; printed 2019
name: label: Photograph by
content: Platon, British, born 1968
label: Subject of
content: Emory Douglas, American, born 1943
label: Subject of
content: Kathleen Cleaver Ph. D., American, born 1945
label: Subject of
content: The Honorable Bobby Rush, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Emory Douglas, Bobby Rush and Kathleen Cleaver, by Platon. Congressman Rush stands at the center with Douglas and Cleaver gathered closely together behind each of his shoulders. All three are depicted from the thighs up, looking directly at the viewer, and with serious expressions on their faces. Rush is wearing a black suit with a light tone dress shirt, and a light tone tie with repeating bands of three, thin stripes. His hands are folded over each other and held loosely at his waist. Standing behind Rush’s proper right shoulder is Douglas. His proper right hand is resting on Rush’s shoulder, and he has his chin propped on his hand. He is wearing a black collared shirt and dark jeans. Standing behind Rush’s proper left shoulder is Cleaver. Her proper right hand is resting on Rush’s shoulder, and she has her chin propped on her hand. Cleaver is wearing a black, tunic length, long sleeve sweater. Her shoulder length braided hair frames her face. The background of the photograph is white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Politics
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.33.7
objectType: label: Type
content: pigment prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Platon
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pigment on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 20 15/16 × 20 in. (53.2 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)