Unite
Maker
Barbara Jones-Hogu
(American, 1938 - 2017)
PublisherPublished by
AfriCOBRA
Date1969 - 1971
MediumScreenprint on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 22 1/2 × 30 1/4 in. (57.2 × 76.8 cm)
Sheet: 28 × 38 in. (71.1 × 96.5 cm)
Framed: 31 × 41 in. (78.7 × 104.1 cm)
Sheet: 28 × 38 in. (71.1 × 96.5 cm)
Framed: 31 × 41 in. (78.7 × 104.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Paul and Miriam Kirkley Fund for Acquisitions
Collections
Object number2012.28
Status
On viewUnite 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.
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