One People Unite

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

One People Unite

Entry/Object ID

2018.08

Description

gold, green, red & black symmetrical image w/ circular stripes and repeating faces. Text reads "One people unite"

Artwork Details

Medium

Screenprint on gold paperboard

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum; Art Acquisition Endowment Fund

Made/Created

Artist

Hogu, Barbara Jones

Date made

1969

Ethnography

Notes

US Chicago

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

power, culture-related concepts, civil rights, political concepts, social science concepts

Hierarchy Name

Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)

Facet

Associated Concepts Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall; image

Width

28 in

Length

24 in

Exhibition

Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite, 1968-1975

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

In this work, Chicago's AfriCOBRA artist Barbara Jones-Hogu formally explores text and imagery. Her messages emphasize building community and coming together, stating "One People Unite."