Unite

Unite is an example of screenprinting, a process by which many copies of the same work can be made inexpensively. This process featured prominently in the AfriCOBRA group’s practice because it enabled the artists to both work collaboratively, as each print required the preparation of several screens, and to circulate their work and messages to a wider audience than their exhibitions could otherwise reach. The AfriCOBRA artists sold these “poster-prints” at exhibitions, bookstores, galleries, and art fairs always for the affordable price of $10. Unite depicts a crowd of African Americans raising their fists, the symbol of the Black Power movement, which was active at the same time as AfriCOBRA.