[Eldridge Cleaver speaking on telephone]

A black-and-white photograph depicts Eldridge Cleaver from the chest up, positioned in the lower center of the frame. He is shown head on, with his head tilted slightly downward. He holds a telephone receiver to his left ear with his left hand, while the fingers of his right hand are pressed against his forehead. He has short, dark hair and a mustache. The background is a soft-focus, light-colored interior.

Title

Published

1975

Full Collection Name

Eldridge Cleaver Photograph Collection, 1966-circa 1982

Other Identifiers

BANC PIC 1991.078--PIC box 2, folder 6

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph

Archive

The Bancroft Library

Note

Photograph by Jean Canessa, 3, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. Filed in folder: Exile: Paris portraits; preparing to return to U.S.

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Linked Resources

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Collection

Eldridge Cleaver Photographs

Source of Description

Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .