Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Fruit of Islam, American, founded 1933
Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
Date
February 1972
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and sheet): 8 7/8 × 14 in. (22.5 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A black and white photographic print of Elijah Muhammad's body gaurds.The guards are members of the Fruit of Islam. They are siting in chairs at the bottom of a curtain-lined stage platform. They are wearing military style uniforms that include a jacket, pants and hat. The jacket has a white stripe around the collar and the cuff and the pants have a white stripe down the side. Each man is wearing a hat that has the letters [FOI] in white on the front. Each man is seated with his right hand placed on top of the left hand, resting on the left leg. A portrait of Elijah Muhammad is hanging on the corner of the stage platform in the center of the photograph. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Place captured
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Men
Nation of Islam
Photography
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.8
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0b31ab7-2175-471b-873e-da1047bf96ca

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