Dr. Huey P. Newton
by Saundra Johnson
Title
Dr. Huey P. Newton
Artist
Saundra Johnson
Medium
Painting - Gouache On Paper
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Dr. Huey P. Newton was the co-founder, along with Bobby Seale, of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in response to police brutality. In addition to providing protection to the Black Community, the party provided free breakfast to children, healthcare clinics, and a myriad of other social services while touting the importance of Black independence. Newton earned his PhD in social philosophy from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1980. He was found dead in 1989. This is a gouache closeup study of an iconic photo of Newton posed on a papasan chair that I did for Black History month.
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February 12th, 2021
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