Title from caption on object: "The Terror of War"
June 8, 1972
Artist, American, born Vietnam, 1951
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 6 x 9 1/2 in. (15.2 x 24.1 cm)
sheet: 19.2 x 24.8 cm (7 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.) -
Accession
2006.133.131
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The Plain Dealer Library, Cleveland, OH. Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across top printed in black ink on two applied labels: (This is a retransmission of Sai-2 to provide improved quality) / (Sai-2) Trang Bang, South Vietnam, June 8-The terror of war-South Vietnam forces follow / terrified children fleeing down Route 1, near Trang Bang Thursday after a misplaced / napalm strike. Girl at center ripped off her burning clothes. She suffered back burns. / Fire bomb was dropped by Skyraider plane. (APWirephoto via radio from Saigon) (jwb / 50820saigon) 1972; on verso, by unknown hand, across top in red ink: Grog File I / Vietnam, South Vietnam - Napalm Bomb; along left edge stamped in purple ink: Plain Dealer Library / PD5- 9- 72 pg7A / June 30 1972; along left edge: Plain Dealer Library / PD6-18-72 pg 5 [?] AA / June 30 1972; along left edge: Plain Dealer Library / PD6-14-72 pg1A / June 30 1972 / Bob on left only; by unknown hand, along left edge in graphite: letters page / Fn / 5 1/4" w x 4 3/4”
Wikidata ID
Q64144524