Solidarity with the African American People: Museum Object and Cultural History
Solidarity with the African American People: Date: 1968. Illustrated by: Emory Douglas, American, born 1943. Designed by: Lázaro Abreu Padrón, Cuban, born 1941.
The object in the museum catalogue
Large color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the title "Solidarity with the African American People, August 18, 1968" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic above an illustration of an African American man and woman wearing black berets and holding semi-automatic weapons.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1968
- Illustrated by: Emory Douglas, American, born 1943
- Designed by: Lázaro Abreu Padrón, Cuban, born 1941
- Published by: Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Cuban, founded 1966
- Type: color lithographs
- Medium: lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm)
- Place printed: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cultural Place: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: African diaspora
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Graphic design
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: Multilingual communication
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2012.46.17.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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