Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Malcolm X - I
1964
New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Malcom X surround by other figures. Malcom X is shown in profile, from the shoulders up, slightly off center to the left. He is wearing a black suit jacket, white dress shirt, and black tie with sunglasses and a black hat. His proper right hand is proper on his chest, with his proper index finger pointed on his bottom chin. Facing him is another man, also wearing a dark hat and jacket. The shapes of other figures are visible surrounding them. The background of the photograph is mostly black, with a central column depicted in lighter tones. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph. The back of the photograph is signed by the photographer in pencil.
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Catalog reference: 2021.53.22
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