Malcolm X Funeral
Object Details
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1965; printed later
- Object number
- 2012.107.1
- Created by
- Bob Adelman, American, 1930 - 2016
- Subject of
- Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bob Adelman Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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)
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Funeral customs and rites
- Islam
- Photography
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.107.1
