Poster advertising Malcolm X memorial in Washington, D.C.: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Poster with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X on a red, black, and green background. Malcolm X is seen left of center and looks to the right. Around his head are concentric, solid color outlines of Malcolm X's portrait in red, black, and green, respectively. Along the bottom fourth is a white band with text [A MEMORIAL TO BORTHER MALCOM X/MAY 18 - LINCOLN PARK/12 th & Massachusetts, N.E./May-19 MALCOM X MEMORIAL PARK/15 th & Euclid, N.W./AFRICAN DANCERS & DRUMMERS/PROMINENT SPEAKERS RALLIES/FASION SHOWS BLACK POETRY/MALCOM X MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/BOX 3188 COLUMBIA HTS. STATION/PHONE 561-5122/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20010].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1965
• Subject of: Malcolm X Memorial Committee, American
• Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: posters
• Medium: paper, ink
• Dimensions: H x W: 18 1/4 × 12 in. (46.4 × 30.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.201.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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