Title from caption on object: “Aid Wounded”

April 1968

Kyoichi Sawada

Associated Names
Kyoichi Sawada

Artist, Japanese, 1936 - 1970

United Press International

Publisher

This is an image of a forested area with multiple individuals working together. The scene shows a group of individuals in various poses and stances. The figures appear to be carrying out a task. Some are bent over, while others stand or carry objects. The environment is rough and scattered with debris, twigs, and logs. The background consists of dense foliage or trees.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.9 × 22.2 cm (6 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 18 × 23 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.573

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper right stamped in black ink: FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY / NOT FOR PUBLICATION [underlined]; center right UPI copyright stamp in black ink; lower center printed in black ink on applied paper inverted: SGP1591910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW YORK BUREAU / AID WOUNDED / A SHAU VALLEY, S. VIETNAM: FORMING A HUMAN CHAIN, / AMERICAN TROOPS REMOVE WOUNDED BUDDIES FROM AREA / DURING RECENT OPERATION IN THIS MISTY VALLEY OF / JUNGLE IN SOUTH VIETNAM'S QUANG TRI PROVINCE. A / JOINT ALLIED FORCE IS SWEEPING THE AREA IN AN / ATTEMPT TO WIPE OUT THE BASTION COMMUNIST TROOPS / HAVE HELD WITHOUT CHALLENGE FOR THE PAST TWO / YEARS. / CREDIT (UPI PHOTO BY KYOICHI SAWADA) 4/30/68 -DC-

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