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Published ReferencesMagnum image reference PAR130792
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)
Accession Number 2025.279
Classificationsphotograph
ProvenanceJeff Perry; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
The funeral of the Athletes of the Munich Olympic Games. Eleven Israeli members were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists during the Olympic Games and were killed when negotiations for their release broke down. The national flag is removed from the four pine-wood caskets before they are buried into the ground, Jerusalem
Image Not Available for The funeral of the Athletes of the Munich Olympic Games. Eleven Israeli members were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists during the Olympic Games and were killed when negotiations for their release broke down. The national flag is removed from the four pine-wood caskets before they are buried into the ground, Jerusalem
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Winslow Homer
November 26, 1859