Aid from the Padre

June 2, 1962

Héctor Rondón Lovera

Associated Names
Héctor Rondón Lovera

Artist, Venezuelan, 1933 - 1984

Associated Press

Publisher

The image displays two individuals. One person, resembling a soldier, is kneeling on the ground with their arms around another standing individual. The kneeling person is facing the standing person with their body turned slightly away from the camera. The soldier has short hair and is dressed in a military uniform with a belt, pouches, and boots. The standing person wears glasses, has short hair, and is dressed in a dark robe resembling clerical attire. A rifle is seen on the ground beside the kneeling individual. The background includes a paved area with reflections in water pools and a building with barred windows, suggesting an urban setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21 × 16.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.8 × 18.1 cm (9 × 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.622

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: REVIEW OF YEAR 1962 / NO CUT FILED / 556 - 268 D - 1; upper left stamped in red ink: DEC 3 1962; upper left stamped in black ink perpendicular: OTHER; center left printed in black ink on applied barcode label perpendicular: AFR-425-BS; bottom center printed in black ink on applied paper: L8053 / Associated Press Photo / Caution: Use Credit / (ONE OF A SERIES OF PICTURES HIGHLIGHTING 1962) / PADRE ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE / Father Luis Manuel Padilla holds wounded / government rifleman shot down in streets of / Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, during bloody revolt / against President Betancourt in June. More than / 200 were killed before rebels were beaten. / WA list Lon Tok / 11-30-62

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