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Black Liberation Army Protest in Central Park - Civil Rights - Black Panthers

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
A bold Black Liberation Army banner is featured among drummers and hippies in a 1971 Central Park protest. We see a rudimentary Super 8 video camera recording it all in the lower left quadrant. Above, a giant blue moon hovers and is a compositional counterweight to the foreground figures.
This archival color photograph by street photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 3/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper - The Video is showing light. Use the still image as a reference for color.
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Archival Ink,Archival Paper,Archival Pigment
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Modernism
Incollect Reference #:	736186

Dimensions

W.	29 in;	H.	43 in;
W.	73.66 cm;	H.	109.22 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.