Beuford Smith

Malcolm X in front of Mr. Lewis Michaux’s bookstore
1964, printed 2017

Black and white photograph of Malcolm X speaking into a microphone at a public rally. He stands in front of a banner that reads "USE OF COMMON SENSE PROPER PROPAGANDA" and "WORLD HISTORY BOOK OUTLET ON," with a large crowd and American flags in the foreground. There are signs with the faces of African American individuals and text mentioning "TWO BILLION NON-WHITE PEOPLES." A sign on a building in the background advertises "WATCHES & JEWELRY REPAIRED BY OPTIMISTS."

Black and white photograph of Malcolm X speaking into a microphone at a public rally. He stands in front of a banner that reads "USE OF COMMON SENSE PROPER PROPAGANDA" and "WORLD HISTORY BOOK OUTLET ON," with a large crowd and American flags in the foreground. There are signs with the faces of African American individuals and text mentioning "TWO BILLION NON-WHITE PEOPLES." A sign on a building in the background advertises "WATCHES & JEWELRY REPAIRED BY OPTIMISTS."

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Date
1964, printed 2017

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm) Image: 10 9/16 × 13 5/8in. (26.8 × 34.6 cm)

Accession number
2020.45

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Beuford Smith

API
artworks/63066

Exhibitions

Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

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