In a Time of Panthers 14, Bobby Seale, chairman of the Black Panther Party, speaking to media, Oakland CA

1969, printed 2022

Jeffrey Henson Scales

Associated Names
Jeffrey Henson Scales

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a close-up of three men's faces. The man in the foreground is shown from the neck up and is positioned slightly to the side, with his head turned towards the left of the frame. He has deep-set eyes, a broad nose, and a full beard. His hair is coiled and styled into a natural afro. He wears a dark shirt. To the left and slightly behind him are two other men, both partially obscured. The man directly behind is slightly out of focus. The background is a blurred mix of lighter and darker shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.83 × 55.25 cm (14 1/2 × 21 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.121.2

  • Series Title

    In A Time of Panthers: The Lost Negatives

  • Copyright

    © Jeffrey Henson Scales

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jeffrey Henson Scales; (Claire Oliver Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Bobby Seale, #3 Scales 3/18

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