Moneta Sleet ( 1926 - 1996 ) was an American painter. Moneta Sleet s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 840 USD for Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. comforting her daughter, Berenice, during funeral in Atlanta in 2010 to 6000 USD for Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. comforting her daughter, Bernice, 5, during funeral in Atlanta