Untitled press print (Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. says “I don’t like to talk about it” on his son’s assassination)

April 4, 1969

  • Titles Untitled press print (Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. says "I don't like to talk about it" on his son's assassination) (Descriptive)
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions 8 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Jo C. Tartt, 2015.34
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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Carver is seated on a stool, facing forward, looking off into the distance to his right past the viewer. He is wearing a dark gray jacket, light gray pants, a white shirt, and a black tie. He also wears a silver necklace and has two red and yellow flowers on his lapel. He holds a round-bottomed beaker with clear liquid in it, and to his left is a table with related scientific containers. Carver sits in front of an abstract background composed of vertical fields of black, white, and gray.
Composite image with vignettes depicting how news was conveyed during the Civil War. Clockwise, from top center: (1) In "Wounded," a woman buries her head in hand after receiving a letter from the front telling her a loved one has been wounded. (2) In "From Richmond," wounded soldiers who have returned home from battle speak to a woman in the street.; (3) "The Newspaper Train" depicts soldiers as they rush to greet a train from which newspapers are being thrown.; (4) Above the title "War News Illustrated," a soldier on horseback blows a bugle.; (5) In "Our Special Artist," Winslow Homer sits atop a barrel turned on its side, sketching Union soldiers in camp.; (6) "News for the Staff" depicts the arrival of a courier with a letter for a commanding officer.; (7) In "For the Fleet," two sailors wait at mail is distributed.