Robert Kennedy is Assassinated, Ambassador Hotel Busboy Juan Romero, 17, Kneels by Senator Robert Kennedy

June 5, 1968

Boris Yaro

Associated Names
Boris Yaro

Artist, American, 1938 - 2020

This is a photograph of a scene with people on the floor in an indoor setting. The image is in black and white and shows a person in formal attire lying on the ground, with a dark shadow and surrounding light creating a high contrast effect. Another person is crouched beside them, engaging with the one on the ground. There is an object lying next to the person on the ground, resembling a tie or strip of cloth. Around the scene, several legs and feet are visible, suggesting there are more individuals present, standing and observing the situation. The composition and lighting create a dramatic and tense atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 × 19.5 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 26 × 20.8 cm (10 1/4 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.527


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, RMY Auctions, Wilder, ID); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in gray paint


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