Eve Arnold
Malcolm X Collecting Money for the Black Muslims, Washington, D. C.
About this artwork
This photograph, commissioned by 'Life' magazine, was the product of a year spent with Malcom X, then the powerful emerging leader of the Black Muslim movement in America. Malcolm X is shown collecting money at a rally. Although unpublished by 'Life', the subsequent photo-essay came out simultaneously in several other magazines worldwide, and brought Eve Arnold her first big career success.
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title:Malcolm X Collecting Money for the Black Muslims, Washington, D. C.
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accession number:PGP 264.6
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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 Photos
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…
