FLIP SCHULKE, Coretta Scott King at the Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta Civil Rights Portfolio: Corretta Scott King, Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, 1968, 13.25x8.75" Gelatin silver print, Printed From the Civil Rights Portfolio: Corretta Scott King, Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta Edition 17/50 published by Mother Jones International Documentary Photography 1996, Signed in ink on print recto below right of image. Photographer's address label on print verso; copyright notice label.

While living and teaching in Miami, Flip Schulke extensively photographed the Civil Rights movement, a body of work that ranks among his most important. During this period, Schulke also became friends with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Flip Schulke (1930-2008) was one of America's premier photojournalists for over fifty years. A native of New Ulm, Minnesota, and a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Schulke moved to Miami in the 1950s to teach at the University of Miami and launch his career as a freelance photojournalist. Through his close friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Schulke became best known as one of the leading chroniclers of the Southern civil rights movement. He covered nearly every major civil rights story in the South from the 1950s until Dr. King's assassination in 1968. In addition to civil rights photography, Schulke gained recognition for his innovative underwater photography, coverage of the Texas School Book Depository following John F. Kennedy's assassination, and his decades-long documentation of the U.S. space program. His photographs were published in numerous magazines, including Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, Look, and Sports Illustrated, in addition to seven books showcasing his work.

Schulke won dozens of national photojournalism awards, including first prize honors for Picture of the Year and other categories from the National Press Photographers Association and the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In 1986, he was presented with the first New York State Martin Luther King Jr. Medal by Governor Mario Cuomo. In 1995, he received the Crystal Eagle Award from the National Press Photographers Association for his lifelong documentation of the civil rights movement. In addition to his work as a photographer, Schulke also invented several cameras and lenses that contributed to the improvement of underwater photography.

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Very good. Minor wear.