(BLACK PANTHERS) Group of 3 photographs of the early Panther

Sale 2598 - Lot 112

Price Realized: $ 1,188

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(BLACK PANTHERS.) Group of 3 photographs of the early Panthers by the staff photographer of the Oakland Tribune, Ron Riesterer. Silver prints, 14 x 11 inches, from original negatives, each signed and captioned by the photographer on verso. Oakland, CA, images dated 1967-1968, later prints

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Ron Riesterer was the long-time staff photographer for the Oakland Tribune, and won a Pulitzer Prize. This lot includes signed prints of 3 of his many Black Panther images, including: the best known of them, captioned "Bobby Hutton in front of O.P.D.," 22 May 1967; "Bobby Seale at Panther Rally in Oakland," April 1968; and "Bobby Seale & Panthers press conference in front of 1218 28th St., Oakland, site of Hutton shooting," 12 April 1968.