Sawada Kyoichi
The body of a Viet Cong soldier is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site after fierce fighting

The body of a Viet Cong soldier is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site after fierce fighting
The body of a Viet Cong soldier is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site after fierce fighting
The body of a Viet Cong soldier is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site after fierce fighting
ArtistJapanese, 1936-1970
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • The body of a Viet Cong soldier is dragged behind an armored vehicle en route to a burial site after fierce fighting
  • Dusty Death
Date1966
PlaceTan Binh, Vietnam
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24.9 × 19.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in memory of the artist, and of Clinton T. Willour and Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Will Michels on the occasion of his birthday
Object number2007.1594
Non exposé

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Stamped on verso: "FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY / NOT FOR PUBLICATION",
"PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo ..." (see photocopy in file)

Typed label on verso: "PHOTO BY KYOICHI SAWADA / 11334, 1486251 / / TAN BINH, SOUTH VIETNAM"

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