Object Details
- Photograph by
- Platon, British, born 1968
- Subject of
- Attallah Shabazz, American, born 1958
- Qubilah Shabazz, American, born 1960
- Ilyasah Shabazz, American, born 1962
- Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, American, born 1964
- Malaak Shabazz, American, born 1965
- Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X’s Daughters, by Platon. Shown from left to right are five of Malcolm X’s six daughters including: Qubilah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Malaak Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, and Ilyasah Shabazz. All of the sisters are depicted from the knees up, looking directly at the viewer, and with serious expressions on their faces.. Malaak stands at the center with her four sisters gathered closely together in pairs on either side of her. She is wearing a floral-patterned caftan and bracelets on both wrists. Her long, braided hair has cowry shells woven in. Her thin braids at the top of her head are pulled up and back and the lower half drapes over her shoulders. Her chin is slightly lifted, and her fingers are laced together and held loosely at her waist. Standing behind her proper right shoulder is Qubilah on the far left and Gamilah Lumumba directly behind Malaak’s shoulder, just left of center. Gamilah Lumumba is wearing a dark, uniform-style jacket with a standing collar and trimmed with light tone, braided buttons and closures down the front center. Her hair is pulled back and she has her proper right hand curled around Malaak’s right bicep. On the far left is Qubilah. She is standing partially behind Gamilah Lumumba, with her chin resting on Gamilah Lumumba’s proper right shoulder and her right arm wrapped around her sister’s waist. She is wearing a medium tone, patterned, woven shirt with thin black bands at the shoulder and cuff and black trousers. Standing behind Malaak’s proper right shoulder is Ilyasah on the far right and Attallah directly behind Malaak’s shoulder, just right of center. Attallah is almost completely behind Malaak, looking over her shoulder. She is wearing a leather kufi-style hat and a white collared shirt with swirl pattern embellishments at the collar. On the far right is Ilyasah. She is standing partially behind Attallah with her proper left arm wrapped around her sister’s proper left shoulder and her chin resting on top of her hand. She is wearing a black, long sleeve dress with sheer sleeves and a beaded cuff. The background of the photograph is white. The photograph has a thick white border. The edition number, [5/12], is printed in the bottom left corner. The photographer’s signature and date, [Platon 19], is handwritten in the bottom right corner. Inside the border, at the bottom center, is the photographer’s embossed mark: [PLATON ? / EDITIONED ? / PRINT ?[encircled between two bands of embossed dots]]. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
- 2009; printed 2019
- Object number
- 2021.33.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Platon
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- pigment prints
- portraits
- Medium
- pigment on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 17 1/16 × 24 in. (43.3 × 61 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
- H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
- Place printed
- 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
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Actors
- Black power
- Families
- Islam
- Photography
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2021.33.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5511cdb53-8b9d-4a52-b5ba-cf6e3260c333
