Aftermath of Diệm Coup in Saigon

November 1963

Larry Burrows

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Larry Burrows

Artist, British, 1926 - 1971

This grayscale photograph shows two people, perhaps soldiers, in front of a wrought-iron fence. One soldier stands upright, facing the left, dressed in dark clothing and holding a wire or cable, with three rifles propped against the wall beside him. Another soldier lies on the ground to the right, lying on his back with arms crossed, surrounded by military gear including a backpack and a pair of boots. Behind them, a large building has damaged shutters and a broken window, revealing a white facade with large columns. Coiled barbed wire is on the pavement closest to us.
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Provenance

Russell Burrows, the artist's son, New York; John Hagefstration (through Laurence Miller Gallery, New York), Birmingham, AL; gift to NGA, 2025.

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Inscriptions

on verso, center, LIFE Magazine stamp in blue ink: LIFE MAGAZINE / LIFE PHOTO BY / LARRY BURROWS / Property of Life Magazine / Reproduction Forbidden without Express Consent / DATE / 11/5/63 SET NO. / 69199 / STORY & LOCATION / Vietnam / BLACK & WHITE FILM / 35 mm / 8 COLOR FILM / 35 mm / 1 ekta; by unknown hand, black crayon, written perpendicular near stamp: 199 / C 3 / 34

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