Title from caption on object: “King Death Advanced Aims”

April 9, 1968

Flip Schulke

Associated Names
Flip Schulke

Artist, American, 1930 - 2008

The image shows a close-up of a woman's face and part of her upper body. She is in a seated position, facing to the left with her head slightly tilted upward. Her facial features include a smooth complexion with soft lines and a subtle smile. Her hair is dark and appears to be styled in a soft, rounded shape. She is wearing a dark garment with a flowing veil over her head and shoulders. The veil is ornate, with shimmering details, and covers her hair. In the background, the image is out of focus, suggesting an indoor setting with soft lighting, as some indistinct shapes and figures are vaguely visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 14.9 cm (9 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.8 × 14.9 cm (9 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.626

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center Annual Pictures of the Year Competition stamp in black ink; upper center stamped in green ink on applied newspaper: APR 4 1969 PM; center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: King Death Advanced Aims / [reproduction of image] / Widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., [circled in red crayon] at funeral / service (a prize-winning photograph in 26th an- / nual Picture of the Year competition)--His death / demonstrated the negative approach of violence / and lent new impetus to his own philosophy of / peaceful change.; center right stamped in red ink: STAR; by unknown hand, center right in blue ink underlined: [WI]DOW

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