- Created by
- Yoors, Jan, Flemish American, 1922 - 1977
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Date
- 1962; printed December 2, 2010
- Medium
- photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 12 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (30.6 × 20.6 cm)
- H x W (paper): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of Malcolm X standing amongst stacks of books inside Michaux's Bookstore looking down and reading a book. The image was captured in 1962 but was printed from the original negative under the supervision of the Yoors Family Partnership, LLC in December 2010. The photograph includes on the verso an estate stamp with the estate signature, title, negative and print date, edition number, managing partner and copyright.
- Place captured
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- photographic prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Education
- Islam
- Literature
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, courtesy of Yoors Family and L. Parker Stephenson Gallery
- Object number
- 2011.162.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1962 Jan Yoors
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




