Photograph of Elijah Muhammad
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lloyd W. Yearwood, American, 1925 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Elijah Muhammad, American, 1897 - 1975
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph portrait of Elijah Muhammad. He wears a dark colored fur kofia hat, a light colored jacket and a patterned bow tie. He gazes to the right. The back of the image has a Lloyd Yearwood stamp.
place: label: Place made
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.150.5.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)