Eve Arnold
George Lincoln Rockwell (center), Head of the American Nazi Party, at Black Muslim Meeting, Washington, D. C.
About this artwork
Members of the American Nazi Party attended one of the conventions of the Black Muslim movement in America with the aim of supporting its policy of racial segregation. The Nazi Party leader, who is shown here between two bodyguards, threatened Arnold that he would "make a bar of soap" out of her because he found the presence of a Jewish woman photojournalist disturbing.
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title:George Lincoln Rockwell (center), Head of the American Nazi Party, at Black Muslim Meeting, Washington, D. C.
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accession number:PGP 264.7
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materials:Silver gelatine print
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date created:1960
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measurements:31.00 x 45.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2001
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copyright:© Eve Arnold / Magnum Photo
Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold
After minimal formal training, Eve Arnold joined the prestigious Magnum agency in 1952. In the ensuing twenty years she produced diverse reportage work for magazines. Her Hollywood portraiture, especially the series of Marilyn Monroe, is known to many. She was most admired for her documentary records of places difficult to…
