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Malcolm X - I

1964

New York, United States, North and Central America

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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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