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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Dr. King's Children View His Body Lying in State, Sisters’ Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Dr. King's Children View His Body Lying in State, Sisters’ Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta

Artist Benedict J. Fernandez (American, b. 1936)
Date1968; printed ca. 1989
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 12 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (31.1 × 21 cm)
Overall: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl
Object number97.17.12
Terms
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Children
  • Funeral
  • Black
  • White
  • Atlanta, GA
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s children viewing his body lying in state at Sisters' Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta, GA. Pictured are Yolanda, Berenice, and Martin Luther King, III. Not pictured is Dexter Scott King.

Label TextBenedict J. Fernandez American, b. 1936 Dr. King's Children View His Body Lying in State, Sisters’ Chapel, Spellman College, Atlanta, April 6, 1968 Gelatin silver print (photograph) Coretta Scott and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had four children: Yolanda Denise (center), Martin Luther III (right), Bernice Albertine (between them), and Dexter Scott (not pictured). As adults, the King siblings have all been activists for social justice through various organizations, including the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Human Rights Campaign. In 1984, following their father’s example, Yolanda, Bernice, and Martin III were arrested during protests against South Africa’s apartheid policies. Gift of Kodak and Michael S. Engl 97.17.12
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