February marks Black History Month, and to commemorate, I decided to make a trip to the Pacific Design Center to take a gander at Emory Douglas’s legacy.
My friend Mae and I took the Metro Local - Line 305 to San Vicente and Melrose, and got off to see the Pacific Design Center in all its glory.
In a tiny sterile room above a small homey bookstore, pictures, portraits, and newspaper clippings lined the walls and lay enclosed in glass cases. Groups of two and three made their way around the room to take notes and soak in all that Emory Douglas had to offer. As I walked around the room, I noticed that Douglas focused on stripes radiating from many of his subjects, using vibrant colors as a contrast to the monochrome figures.
Douglas’s works focused mainly on those who passed in the Black Panther Party, and what they died for. He paints elaborate pictures - none of suffering, but only those of hope. Something interesting that I noticed was that he used illustrations of pigs to comment on the status quo. A woman came out to give us a short history lesson of the life of Emory Douglas as well. She walked around the room and commented on certain pictures, who the figures were, and what part they played in the Black Panther Party. In all, a very good exhibit, and one I encourage anyone with free time to visit the MOCA at the Pacific Design Center.
With free admission and a bus fare of $1.25 each way, the grand total of my trip was a whopping $2.50. I love LA.
Photo by Winnie Jaing
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