Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Funeral Procession

April 9, 1968

Robert R. McElroy

Associated Names
Robert R. McElroy

Artist, American, 1928 - 2012

The image shows a crowd of people walking down a street. A section of the group is walking behind a carriage pulled by two mules. Several men are leading the mules, with one man gesturing towards them. The people in the crowd are dressed in formal attire, predominantly in dark suits and ties. Some women are wearing light-colored dresses. Many individuals are shown from the knees up, moving together in a solemn procession. The individuals have diverse hairstyles, including natural afro hair and neatly combed styles. Among the crowd are men and women, some wearing sunglasses, with a mixture of expressions on their faces. The background reveals a densely packed assembly of individuals, tightly grouped together, filling the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 17.5 cm (9 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.5 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.473


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper right stamped in red ink perpendicular: 18 APR 1968; center stamped in black ink: Supplementary Picture / Not In Current Issue.; center right stamped in purple ink perpendicular: 5 MAR 1970; lower right stamped in black ink: Newsweek Photo / by / ROBERT R. McELROY


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