Poster for a Black Theatre for Black Panthers benefit performance
date: label: Date
content: May 20, 1968
name: label: Issued by
content: Radical Theatre Repertory, American, 1968 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Eldridge Cleaver, American, 1935 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Ed Bullins, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Radical Theatre Repertory, American, 1968 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Roscoe Orman, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Bobby Seale, American, born 1936
label: Subject of
content: Enrique Vargas, Colombian, born 1940
notes: label: Description
content: A poster advertising a benefit performance presented by Radical Theatre Repertory to raise funds for Black Panther members in jail. In black ink on white background, the poster features a center illustration of silohuetted figures dressed in uniforms and holding long guns. Surrounding the illustration are names of theatre groups and works. Most of the dramatic works are written and/or directed by Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Ed Bullins, Roscoe Orman, and Enrique Vargas. At the top-center of the poster is printed: [BLACK THEATRE FOR / THE BLACK PANTHERS / A BENEFIT FOR ELDRIDGE CLEAVER AND / OTHER BLACK PANTHERS IN JAIL / AT FILLMORE EAST / MONDAY MAY 20 / 8 PM].
place: label: Place depicted
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: Actors
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: Repertory Theatre
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Theatre companies
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: Black Power (Black Pride)
label: Movement
content: BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.63.36
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 23 × 29 in. (58.4 × 73.7 cm)