Eve Arnold @ Magnum
Magnum Editions: Malcolm X, Chicago, 1962
EVE ARNOLD
In the early 1960s, Eve Arnold was on assignment for LIFE magazine, documenting the rallies and meetings of the Nation of Islam, the Black nationalist movement founded in Detroit, Michigan. By then, its teachings had caught the attention of a young Malcolm X who would become, in Arnold’s words, “one of the most dynamic leaders of the century.”
“I always believe when you’re photographing somebody it’s generally a collaboration,” Arnold noted. Yet with Malcolm, their collaboration went deeper, as seen in this enigmatic portrait of Malcolm X during a visit to Black Muslim-owned enterprises in Chicago. “He set up the shots while I clicked the camera,” Arnold wrote in her book In Retrospect. “With the photos of himself, he was professional and imaginative. He obviously had an idea of how he wanted the public to see him and he maneuvered me into showing him that way.”
THE ARNOLD COLLECTION
Explore Eve Arnold’s relational approach to photography through our line of Magnum Edition prints. From Marilyn Monroe to Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold reveals her subjects with rare intimacy - moving effortlessly between unguarded, private moments and the public stage.
EVE ARNOLD
Magnum Editions: Malcolm X, Chicago, 1962
EVE ARNOLD
Magnum Editions: Marilyn Monroe on Set, 1960
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Magnum Editions: Marilyn Monroe rests in between takes during the filming of The Misfits, Nevada, 1960
EVE ARNOLD
Contact Sheet Print: Malcolm X, 1961
EVE ARNOLD
Magnum Editions: Queen Elizabeth II on tour, Cheshire, England, 1968
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