May 07, 2020 - Sale 2534

Sale 2534 - Lot 164

Price Realized: $ 715
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(BLACK PANTHERS.) Morante, Rafael; artist. Power to the People, George. Poster, 13 x 20 3/4 inches; tack holes in corners, mount remnants on verso, minimal dampstaining. [Cuba], OSPAAAL, 1971

Additional Details

This poster memorializes the death of activist George Jackson, who was killed during an alleged August 1971 breakout at San Quentin Prison. The colors of the American flag are shown flowing out of Jackson's bullet wounds. The title is also given in Spanish, French, and Arabic.