- Created by
- Adelman, Bob, American, 1930 - 2016
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Date
- 1965; printed later
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in. (31.8 x 24 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (35.9 x 27.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X in his casket, shrouded in accordance with Islamic tradition, as African American men and women file by at the funeral viewing.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Funeral customs and rites
- Islam
- Photography
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bob Adelman Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.