Title from caption on object: "The Terror of War"

June 8, 1972

Nick Ut

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Nick Ut

Artist, American, born Vietnam, 1951

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a black-and-white photograph of a group of children and soldiers on a road. Several children are running towards the camera and appear to be screaming or crying. The first child on the left is a boy in a white shirt and dark shorts, visibly crying, his mouth wide open. Next to him is a girl, unclothed, her arms stretched out to her sides. Behind them is another child in a white shirt and shorts who turns to look back over their shoulder. On the right side, two children are walking closely together, one in light-colored clothing holding hands with a child in darker clothes. In the background, several soldiers in military attire are walking down the road towards the children. The background displays a rural setting with open fields under a dark sky filled with dark, billowing smoke.
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Provenance

The Plain Dealer Library, Cleveland, OH. Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

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Inscriptions

across top printed in black ink on two applied labels: (This is a retransmission of Sai-2 to provide improved quality) / (Sai-2) Trang Bang, South Vietnam, June 8-The terror of war-South Vietnam forces follow / terrified children fleeing down Route 1, near Trang Bang Thursday after a misplaced / napalm strike. Girl at center ripped off her burning clothes. She suffered back burns. / Fire bomb was dropped by Skyraider plane. (APWirephoto via radio from Saigon) (jwb / 50820saigon) 1972; on verso, by unknown hand, across top in red ink: Grog File I / Vietnam, South Vietnam - Napalm Bomb; along left edge stamped in purple ink: Plain Dealer Library / PD5- 9- 72 pg7A / June 30 1972; along left edge: Plain Dealer Library / PD6-18-72 pg 5 [?] AA / June 30 1972; along left edge: Plain Dealer Library / PD6-14-72 pg1A / June 30 1972 / Bob on left only; by unknown hand, along left edge in graphite: letters page / Fn / 5 1/4" w x 4 3/4”

Wikidata ID

Q64144524

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