2010.54.13602
Black King - Black Queen
1971
22.5 in HIGH x 17.5 in WIDE
(57.15 cm HIGH x 44.45 cm WIDE)
(57.15 cm HIGH x 44.45 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.13602
"(c) 1971 Zakariah H. Shabazz / drawing by Jack Thoht / P.O. Box 15265, San Francisco, Calif. 94115" printed in black at the bottom left corner.
Top of poster has a black and white stylized image of a man and woman sitting on spade shaped thrones in front of a white inverted spade shaped background surrounded by animals and a child riding an ostrich. At the top of the image in white is "Black King - Black Queen". At the bottom of the poster are two columns of black text - a poem about a king recovering from defeat to return to his throne with his queen by his side, written in the voice of the king.
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