Dr. King's children view his body lying in state, Sister's Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta
April 1968, printed 1989
Benedict J. Fernandez
Artist, American, 1936 - 2021
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Eastman Kodak Company and Michael S. Engl)
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Dimensions
image: 31 × 20.75 cm (12 3/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.) -
Accession Number
2016.22.95.11
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Portfolio Title
Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the1960s
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Benedict J. Fernandez, North Bergen, NJ; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1992; acquired by NGA, 2016.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1995
Countdown to Eternity, Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s by Ben Fernandez, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, January 14–February 20, 1995
Inscriptions
signed by artist, bottom right below image in gray ink: Benedict J Fernandez; bottom left below image: 15/50
Wikidata ID
Q64145131