Photograph by
Gomel, Bob, American, born 1933
Subject of
X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
Date
1964; printed 1990s
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
H x W (image): 13 3/4 × 20 3/8 in. (34.9 × 51.8 cm)
Description
This black and white photographic print depicts a candid shot of Malcolm X photographing Muhammad Ali. Malcom X stands behind the counter top of what appears to be a diner or bar with a camera held to his face, smiling as he focuses on Ali across the counter and to his right. Ali wears a bemused expression and rests his hands on the counter top. Seated at the counter and beyond to where the frame of the image ends, are numerous men dressed likewise in suits; many pictured have focused their attention on the interaction between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. There is only one woman pictured three rows back from the counter.
Place captured
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Islam
Men
Photography
Religion
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.166.9
Restrictions & Rights
© Bob Gomel/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd530957202-b2bb-4292-9c29-8e9aaf5a1307

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