Seize The Time: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

LP of Black Power/Jazz Poetry classic by pianist, singer/songwriter and Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown. The album contains political songs written by Brown as well as the Black Panther Party National Anthem, "The Meeting." The LP cover art, designed by BPP Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas, features purple and black graphics of a woman with an AK-47 assault rifle and photos of children along the bottom. Bottom left corner shows party member with a flag portrait of "Elaine."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1969
• Recorded by: Elaine Brown, American, born 1943
• Commissioned by: David Hilliard, American, born 1942
• Designed by: Emory Douglas, American, born 1943
• Manufactured by: Vault, American, 1963 - 1972
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl , cardboard , ink , paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (31.1 x 31.1 cm)
• Place made: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Poetry
• Object number: 2014.80ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Janice Moores
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: ? 1969 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.