Police Officers Grab a Black Man

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

Police Officers Grab a Black Man

Date

c. 1970

Creator

Bennie Settles

Description

Settles' painting tackles the ongoing issue of police brutality against and harassment of Black Americans. The fluid swirls on the men's clothing, the anxious onlookers, and the white officer's drawn baton illustrate the high intensity and precarious emotion of the piece.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Race relations See all items with this value

Civil rights See all items with this value

Additional Subject

Racial violence

Police brutality

Black art

Discrimination

Type

Painting

Medium

acrylic on board

Measurements

35 3/4 in x 24 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc19

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0069

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection