John Lewis Memorials, Georgia 3

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A color digital photograph taken at a bird’s view angle of the American flag-draped coffin of John Lewis. The coffin is captured at the top center of the photograph, on top of the skylight floor of the Rotunda in the Georgia State Capitol. The floor is comprised of square, translucent tiles. Near the bottom of the photograph are velvet ropes and gold-colored metal stanchions. At the bottom of the frame, a single hand extends towards the coffin, with the rest of the mourner out of view.

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