Life Magazine, April 19, 1968

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Object Details

Artist

Alfredo Jaar, born Santiago, Chile 1956

Gallery Label

When Chilean-born artist Alfredo Jaar moved to New York in 1982, he was troubled to discover that racial tensions still ran high long after the civil rights movement had passed its zenith. In Life Magazine, April 19, 1968, he manipulated the iconic photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession to highlight the disparity between the number of black and white mourners. Jaar's decision to present the work as a triptych, a traditional format for Christian altarpieces, helps identify King as a martyr.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Copyright

Date

1995

Object number

2013.39A-C

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photography-Photoprint

Medium

three chromogenic prints

Dimensions

overall: 61 x 120 in. (154.9 x 304.8 cm)

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Department

Graphic Arts

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77bbc749e-c7fb-4988-9603-9d731775989c

Record ID

saam_2013.39A-C