Assassination of Robert Kennedy

June 5, 1968

Boris Yaro

Associated Names
Boris Yaro

Artist, American, 1938 - 2020

The image shows two individuals in a well-lit indoor space. One person is lying on the ground with one arm outstretched. They have light-colored hair and their face is partly shaded. They wear a dark jacket with a light-colored shirt underneath. The other person, with short dark hair, is sitting behind them and is wearing a light-colored long-sleeve shirt. The background indicates the presence of other people standing around. The lighting in the image creates strong shadows, adding to the dramatic effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 22 cm (7 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.6 × 22.3 cm (7 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.526

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Plain Dealer Library, Cleveland, OH. (sale, RMY Auctions, Wilder, ID); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching center in black ink; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in red crayon: H; upper left stamped in blue ink: PLAIN DEALER LIBRARY / JUN 7 1968; by unknown hand, upper center in red ink circled and underlined: Robert F. Kennedy / Assassination; center in graphite: Lies on Floor of Ambassador / Hotel / Los Angeles

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