Brooklyn Mosque

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 black-and-white gelatin silver print group portrait of teenage boys at a Brooklyn mosque. There are fourteen (14) boys visible, posed inside of a small wood-paneled room, with two older men standing along the left-hand side of the group. Most of the group stands, while two boys kneel in front, facing each other, their heads turned toward the camera. Most of their clothing is dark, with many in black or camouflage print fatigue jackets. All but one wear dark-colored knit skullcaps, or taqiyahs. The boy in the middle has a white square sign with a round emblem printed on it. Behind them on the wall is a dark-colored banner with Arabic writing in a lighter shade. The photograph is set in matte white backing with a white printed gallery label on the reverse.

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