Marcus Garvey

Title

Marcus Garvey

Date

1945

Creator

Calvin Burnett, 1921-2007 See all items with this value

Contributor

Atlanta Annuals

Description

Calvin Burnett was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, designer, and art teacher from Cambridge, MA. Marcus Garvey is a portrait of its namesake, a Jamaican political activist. Marcus Garvey was a renowned Black nationalist and Pan-Africanist.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Activism See all items with this value

Black power See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Political organizations

Pan-Africanism

Black art

Black nationalism

Location

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

USA

Type

Drawing

Medium

Lithograph 2/15

Measurements

24.5 x 18 in.

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

1968.009

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.CAU.280

Rights

All rights held by the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Clark Atlanta University Art Museum, Clark Atlanta University, (404) 880-6102 Attn: Museum Director.

Contributing Institution

Clark Atlanta University

Source

Clark Atlanta University Art Museum

Collection

Atlanta Art Annuals See all items with this value

Language

English

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