July 21, 2011
Art History 1B
Prof. Leonard
Contextualization: Huey P. Newton and Sam Durant Era As an artist, Sam Durant was widely inspired by the political, social, and cultural issues of the world and in this piece that he created was inspired by Huey P. Newton himself and Blank Panther Party that was located in Oakland, CA. The Black Panther Party was founded by Newton and Bobby Seale and began in Oakland, CA around October 1966. During the 1960’s of California, there was a wide range of protests and civil rights movements throughout the region of the state and the United States. Some of the remember-able protests are Mario Savio and UC Berkeley, People’s Park Protest, and Cesar Chavez. This party was very deeply