Magnum Editions: Malcolm X, Chicago, 1962 All Prints

Magnum Editions: Malcolm X, Chicago, 1962 All PrintsEmerging in 1930, the Nation of Islam was a political and religious movement that called for Black Americans to form a separatist and self sufficient society. On assignment to document the group in 1961, Eve Arnold followed the black nationalist movements members and leaders to meetings and rallies, and in particular profiled a senior figure in the group who was to become its most recognizable figurehead of the period: Malcolm X. While his famous

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and – in particular – profiled a senior figure in the group who was to become its most recognizable figurehead of the period: Malcolm X

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This box set contains a numbered photographic print and an exclusive portfolio by the artist

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photographer Dennis Stock had an extraordinary ability to capture the essence of the American experience