We Remember Malcolm
No Place: No Publisher, 1967. 57x44.3cm: Poster, unbacked. Offset printed on textured paper. Signed in plate by the artist. Minor handling wear with corners lightly creased. Toning along edges. Better than Very Good.
A scarce and unusual poster of Malcolm X depicted as a messianic figure being taken down from the cross. Inserted into the image are a few additional figures, including a man to the right believed to be the artist, as well as some Roman-type soldiers in the background. As of July 2024, no copies located in OCLC or available in the trade. We locate one institutional example at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in California.
Adams (1930-2006), born and raised in New York, was an ex-convict who served five years at New York’s Green Haven Penitentiary for armed robbery. After his release, determined not to continue engaging in criminal activity, he moved to California where he spent a few years painting murals and sketching people. Eventually, Adams landed a position as research coordinator at the Rogues Gallery in Berkeley. There, he and gallery director, Robert Clemons, committed themselves to promoting prison artists’ work. In addition to Adams’ advocacy for prison artists, he is well known for his 1970 work titled The Adventures of Black Eldridge, a comic book featuring the exploits of Black Panther Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver.
Source: San Francisco Examiner, August 7, 1972.
Price: $300.00
Item #10384