Don Hogan Charles

Charles in the late 1960s

Don Hogan Charles (September 9, 1938 – December 15, 2017)[1] was an American photographer. He was the first African-American staff photographer hired by The New York Times.[2]

Malcolm X guards his family in an iconic Ebony photo taken by Charles.

Among the iconic photos taken by Charles was one of human rights activist Malcolm X holding a carbine while peering out a window. The photo, which Charles took for Ebony, became emblematic of the determination of Malcolm X to protect his family "by any means necessary".[3][4]

Charles was employed by The New York Times in 1964 until he retired in 2007.[1] His freelance work also appeared in major international publications such as Der Spiegel and Paris Match, his commercial clients included Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta and Pan American World Airways.[5]

Charles' work is in the collections of MOMA and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Chokshi, Niraj (2017-12-25). "Don Hogan Charles, Lauded Photographer of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 79". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  2. ↑ Helm, Angela (December 24, 2017). "Photographer Don Hogan Charles, Who Shot Iconic Photo of Malcolm X at His Window, Has Died". The Root. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Lord, Lewis; Thornton, Jeannye; Bodipo-Memba, Alejandro (November 15, 1992). "The Legacy of Malcolm X". U.S. News & World Report. p. 3. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Massaquoi, Hans J. (September 1964). "Mystery of Malcolm X". Ebony. pp. 38–40, 42, 44–46. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ Rawlins, Randolph Jimmy (Feb 1982). "The World of Commercial Photographers". Black Enterprise.
  6. ↑ "Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Photograph of a boy walking ahead of soldiers during the Newark Riots". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  • Estrin, James (February 15, 2016). "The Harlem of Don Hogan Charles". The New York Times.
  • "Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times". Museum of Modern Art.



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