Artist Emory Douglas created this mural as part of a retrospective of his work titled Emory Douglas: Black Panther that was exhibited at the New Museum & The Studio Museum at Harlem back in 2009. Luckily, the mural still stands at the corner of Third Avenue & East 122nd Street to the side of the VIM Store. Douglas is widely remembered for being Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party and for his extraordinary graphic artwork that was published in the party's newspaper and represented the struggle of the party from the 60s-70s. More info: Emory Douglas' website
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Your information is a bit incorrect:
"What We Want, What We Believe" is a mural inspired by the work of legendary artist and former Black Panther Emory Douglas. The mural project was completed in conjunction with a major retrospective, “Emory Douglas: Black Panther,” which was on display at the New Museum in 2009. In partnership with New Museum and The Studio Museum in Harlem, Groundswell youth and artists Clare Herron and Chris Beck have brought to life an original design based on Douglas’s work. In preparation for the mural project, students attended workshops at the New Museum and The Studio Museum to learn about the history of the Black Panther Party and the larger Black Power Movement. As part of the design research process, the students canvassed the neighborhood and interviewed locals to discuss the issues that the communities felt were most relevant. One community issue that many people spoke about during the neighborhood surveys was the lack of parent involvement in their children’s lives. Based on the artists’ research, the theme of the mural became “Educate to Liberate.”
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http://www.groundswellmural.org/project/what-we-want-what-we-believe
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