Martin and Malcolm

Object Details

Created by: Roderick Terry, American
Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965; Unidentified Man or Men
Printed by: Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012

Description: This black-and-white photograph depicts two men holding paintings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The man in the foreground carries a painted portrait of Malcolm X, in a suit and glasses. Grasping the portrait in both hands, the man peers out from behind the painting. He wears an open jacket with a white shirt that reads partially "[...] DC, Oct. 16, 1995." The man behind him is obscured by the portrait he carries of Martin Luther King Jr. In it, Dr. King is featured in the center, weeping. The portrait corners depict small vignettes of African American men in prison jumpsuits and being the object of racial discrimination.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry

October 16, 1995

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm); H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Place depicted: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series: One Million Strong
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Local and regional; Men; Photography; United States--History--1969-2001

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505c720eb-3ad8-4513-b8b2-3e9a56838acc