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Wooden Grave Marker at the Berlin Wall

c.1962–65

Flip Schulke

(American, 1930–2008)
Culture
America
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
Paper: 21 x 30.5 cm (8 1/4 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2015.349
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A black-and-white photograph features a brick wall receding sharply into the distance. In the foreground on our right, a wooden memorial topped with barbed wire displays a plank inscribed "DEM UNBEKANNTEN FLÜCHTLING † 4.9.62." A circular wreath and floral bundle hang from the marker, their organic shapes contrasting with the masonry. Behind the wall, massive trees with dense foliage rise against a pale sky, creating dark silhouettes above the rhythmic brickwork.

Wooden Grave Marker at the Berlin Wall

c.1962–65

Flip Schulke

(American, 1930–2008)
America

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