Center of the Blast, Hiroshima, Japan

September 1945

Wayne Miller

Associated Names
Wayne Miller

Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

The image shows a barren landscape with a high horizon that fades into a hazy sky. Silhouettes of trees are visible on the horizon. In the foreground, there is a wooden post with inscriptions standing in a debris-laden area. The land is scattered with broken wood and sparse vegetation leading to distant wreckage and posts blending into the horizon. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing the bleak mood of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 × 27.1 cm (10 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.89.42

  • Copyright

    © Wayne F. Miller

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, lower right printing notes in graphite; bottom center: TR-15621; center stamped in black ink: © Wayne F. Miller / Magnum Photos Inc.

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