Title from caption on object: “Girls Have an Answer”

March 26, 1966

Bill Ingraham

Associated Names
Bill Ingraham

Artist, American, 1918 - 1990

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a demonstration with signs advocating for an end to the Vietnam War. The photograph captures a sequence of demonstrators walking on a city street in front of a stately building with large columns. They are holding signs with messages such as "SELF DETERMINATION FOR VIETNAM," "END THE WAR IN VIETNAM NOW," "WAR NO MORE," and "BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!" The demonstrators are dressed in casual attire appropriate for cooler weather, and some are carrying additional items like handbags. The atmosphere suggests a peaceful protest, focusing on political activism and anti-war sentiment during a historical moment. The visual details, such as the use of black and white tones, convey the seriousness and urgency of the cause. The city setting in the background includes historic architecture with stone facades, contributing to the historical context of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.9 × 21.6 cm (6 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 17.9 × 22.9 cm (7 1/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.565

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center left stamped in purple ink perpendicular: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / JUN 24 1965; center printed in black ink on applied paper perpendicular: GIRLS HAVE AN ANSWER / Morale is high among American servicemen in / Viet Nam, even though none wants to be / there, according to AP writer Peter Arnett, / in New York recently to receive the 1966 / Pulitzer Prize. They know about the anti- / war demonstrations in the U.S. and the / critics of government policy, in and out of / Congress, but they fight on to get the job / over with, so they can come home. Here / pickets demonstrating against the war / march through downtown Philadelphia, Pa., / last March 26. (AP NEWSFEATURES PHOTO) / 0120-rw-6/8/66 [cut off] tf-wgi sil 199; center right printed in black ink: VIETNAN: [sic] [circled in red pencil] U.S. REACTION [underlined in red pencil]

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