Title from caption on object: “Body of a Child...”

March 19, 1964

Horst Faas

Associated Names
Horst Faas

Artist, German, 1933 - 2012

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a person carrying the body of a lifeless child towards a group sitting on a vehicle. The image captures a somber scene set in a cold and harsh environment, as indicated by the winter clothing worn by those involved and the snow or frost on the vehicle. The photograph has a dramatic and poignant quality, emphasizing themes of struggle, desperation, and the stark realities faced in adverse conditions. The monochrome treatment further intensifies the gravity of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 16.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 21.5 × 18.4 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.623

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

retouching across recto in brown ink; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in red ink circled: Viet Nam - South [crossed out] / casualties / civilians; upper center stamped in blue ink: ENGRAVING / 1964 MAR 19 AM 8:49; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite underlined: CHILD; center left stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: 2 MAR 19 1964 S; center left printed in black ink on applied newspaper: Associated Press / BODY OF A CHILD killed in a battle in South Viet Nam / was held today by his father as soldiers of the Vietnamese / army looked down from a tank. The child was killed in / battle near the Cambodian border. The Vietnamese forces / used bombers and armored personnel carrier against / guerrilla forces. (Details, Page 9A.); by unknown hand, center in graphite underlined: Star; lower left stamped in blue ink perpendicular: ARTISTS / 1964 MAR 19 AM 8:43; by unknown hand, lower left in blue ink inverted: 74 7a; lower center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink

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