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Wooden Grave Marker at the Berlin Wall

1962

Flip Schulke

(American, 1930–2008)
Culture
America
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
Paper: 30.5 x 21 cm (12 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2015.348
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph captures a low-angle perspective of a wooden memorial. Two posts joined by a crossbeam inscribed with "IDA SIEKMANN" and strands of barbed wire hold a wreath. In the background, rows of bricked-up windows on a multi-story building angle diagonally across the frame above a cobblestone street. High-contrast lighting accentuates the weathered textures of the wood and the building's masonry facade.

Wooden Grave Marker at the Berlin Wall

1962

Flip Schulke

(American, 1930–2008)
America

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