Title from caption on object: “Blood and Rain”

June 1965

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

United Press International

Publisher

This is a photograph of a forest scene with fallen foliage and debris. The image depicts a natural setting where the ground is strewn with dry leaves, twigs, and branches. Among the detritus are pieces of clothing and remnants of damaged or discarded items. The environment appears chaotic and unkempt.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.8 × 25.5 cm (7 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.561

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left UPI copyright stamp in black ink inverted; center stamped in black ink: FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY / NOT FOR PUBLICATION [underlined]; lower center printed in purple ink on applied paper inverted: SGP 1475890 . . . . . . . . PREMIUM SERVICE / BLOOD AND RAIN / DONG XOAI. SOUTH VIET NAM: THE BODIES OF / FALLEN VIET CONG GUERRILLAS -- ONE OF THEM / HEADLESS (RIGHT) -- LIE SPRAWLED AMONG A ROAD / IN THE DONG XOAI AREA. THEY WERE AMONG THE / 2,000 CASUALTIES IN THE BATTLE OF DONG XOAI. / ONE OF THE BLOODIEST FIGHTS OF THE VIET NAM / WAR. / CREDIT (UPI PHOTO) 6/15/65 (JB)

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