Aftermath of Diệm Coup in Saigon

November 1963

Larry Burrows

Associated Names
Larry Burrows
Artist, British, 1926 - 1971
The photograph captures a street scene in a vertical orientation, featuring a large crowd and an overturned vehicle in the foreground. The car, lying on its side with visible license plate "EB.4.609," is on the left side of the image. A small child stands nearby. The right side shows a man and woman walking away from the viewer; the woman wears a traditional conical hat and long dress, holding newspapers and a bag. The street is bustling with people in various attire, some wearing hats. Trees and buildings frame the background. The image is in monochrome.
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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 / TAKE NO. 3rd DATE / 11-6-63 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 / 3C17-4 / Rush

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