Title from caption on object: “Members of the Bereaved White House Staff...”

November 23, 1963

attributed to Henry Burroughs Jr.

Associated Names
Henry Burroughs Jr.

Artist, American, 1918 - 2000

United Press International

Publisher

The image shows a ceremony in front of a draped coffin. The indoor setting features a casket draped with a flag, surrounded by flowers, in a grand room with an ornate chandelier overhead. People in formal attire are on either side of the coffin, with some in motion as others walk past. The room includes large framed paintings, a chandelier, and flags in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 × 33.1 cm (9 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.3 × 35.5 cm (11 1/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.670

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top printed in image: WAP112311-11/23/63-WASHINGTON: Members of the berieved [sic] White House staff of the late / President Kennedy pass his coffin in the White House 11/23 in a last act of respect. UPI; on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / NOV 29 1963; upper left stamped in black ink underlined in red pencil: JOHN KENNEDY FUNERAL; upper right and lower left UPI copyright stamp in purple ink; center left printed in black ink: SSA 15585

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