Zapruder Film Still

November 22, 1963

Abraham Zapruder

Associated Names
Abraham Zapruder

Artist, American, born Russia, 1905 - 1970

This is a photograph of a motorcade with a convertible car and accompanying motorcycles. The image shows a dark-colored convertible car moving along a roadway, with several motorcycles alongside. A small American flag is attached to the front of the car. The background features a stretch of lawn, and a blurry structure is visible beyond, with trees lining the area in front of it. The image is black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.6 × 16.7 cm (4 9/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.7 × 17.5 cm (5 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.664


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gary Edwards Gallery, Southampton, NY); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in red ink: JOHN F. KENNEDY - ASSASIN [sic]; upper right stamped in purple ink: JOHN FAIRFAX GROUP / PHOTOGRAPHIC / LIBRARY; by unknown hand, center left in graphite: © / Rerun / pix / DEC 14; center stamped in purple ink: RETURN TO SUNGRAVURE LIBRARY / "PIX" / 14 DEC 1963; lower right: 7x OCT 1988; lower right: 17 APR 1973


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