Let Love Fly - Black Panthers - I Can't Breathe - Breaking Through Systemic Oppression

Let Love Fly - Black Panthers - I Can't Breathe - Breaking Through Systemic Oppression

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Four works on two plywood panels. Going clockwise: A black smiley face figure is looking at a red balloon with a white heart. The next work shows a Black child sitting on a black panther with their fist raised. In front of them is a crowd of people. The next work shows a Black Power fist erupting from a stone tiled road, with "Breaking Through Systemic Oppression" in purple behind it. The final work is a Black person wearing a mask that reads "I Can't Breathe."

From the contributor: "My wife and I went downtown to photograph the protest art as we knew that it would not last (for a variety of reasons). The military was still on the streets, a curfew was still in place, and police were still assaulting innocent protestors. Columbus is the capitol of Ohio, so much of this was around the capitol building."

Scott S. Lawski

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

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UAM-GF_1511

Painted Panels