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Prime Minister Shatri's funeral

Photograph
1966 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted colour photograph of a man wrapped in the Indian flag lying on top of flowers. Two women sit next to him crying and others are gathered around to mourn.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Prime Minister Shatri's funeral (Assigned by artist)
  • Widow mourning by husband's laid out body (Generic title)
Materials and techniques
c-type colour print
Brief description
Photograph by Larry Burrows, 'Prime Minister Shatri's funeral', c-type colour print, 1966
Physical description
A mounted colour photograph of a man wrapped in the Indian flag lying on top of flowers. Two women sit next to him crying and others are gathered around to mourn.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 52cm
  • Mount width: 37.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Titled & dated (pen, verso, mount)
  • LIFE Magazine ink stamps (Ink stamp, verso, mount)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
Acquired 1971
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 20548 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • B.32 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1413-2023

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Record createdJune 7, 2023
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