Artist
Bob Campbell, USMC(American, 1910–1968)American, 1910–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Flag Raising at Iwo Jima — Installing Large Flag on Mt. Suribachi
DateFebruary 23, 1945
PlaceJapan
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 5/8 in. (23.9 × 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor and in memory of Peter C. Marzio, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 1982-2010
Object number2010.2250
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 11, 2012–February 3, 2013.
"Norman Rockwell: American Freedom," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019–March 22, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in purple, verso, lower center: ON SURIBACHI===U.S. Marines of Colonel Harry B. Liversedage’s // Twenty-Eighth Marine Regiment, replace the smaller // American flag first raised on the lip of the volcano Mountain // Suribachi, on Iwo Jima, with a larger flag. // Hdqtrs. No. 112,718. // DIST LIST Stock // WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE // OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO // By Pvt. Bob Campbell
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