Artist
David Hume Kennerly(American, born 1947)American, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Lone GI in Vietnam
Date1971
PlaceVietnam
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 9/16 in. (24.8 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (51.8 × 41.7 × 3.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 3/8 × 16 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (51.8 × 41.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Del Zogg
Object number2008.801
Not on view
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Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Unsigned
Typed label on verso:
"NXP1703602(FILE . . . . . . . . . . . UNIPIX / THE WAR YEARS / FIREBASE GLADIATOR, SOUTH VIETNAM: TALK OF A POSSIBLE / CEASE-FIRE IN VIETNAM CONTINUES. THIS SERIES OF PICTURES UNDERSCORES WHAT THE VIETNAM WAR HAS MEANT / AND WHAT IT HAS COST. WARFARE HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON INDOCHINA IN THE FORM OF RUINED VILLAGES AND DEVASTATED COUNTRYSIDE. THERE ARE PHYSICAL SCARS THAT MAY TAKE / GENERATIONS TO HEAL. IN THIS APRIL 25, 1971 FILE PHOTO, / A U.S. SOLDIER MOVES AMID SHATTERED TREES AS HE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES A COMMUNIST BUNKER. THE PICTURE WAS / ONE OF A SERIES THAT WON A PULITZER PRIZE FOR UPI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID KENNERLY. / ... "
Stamped on verso:
"FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY / NOT FOR PUBLICATION"
"PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo / ... "
"NXP1703602(FILE . . . . . . . . . . . UNIPIX / THE WAR YEARS / FIREBASE GLADIATOR, SOUTH VIETNAM: TALK OF A POSSIBLE / CEASE-FIRE IN VIETNAM CONTINUES. THIS SERIES OF PICTURES UNDERSCORES WHAT THE VIETNAM WAR HAS MEANT / AND WHAT IT HAS COST. WARFARE HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON INDOCHINA IN THE FORM OF RUINED VILLAGES AND DEVASTATED COUNTRYSIDE. THERE ARE PHYSICAL SCARS THAT MAY TAKE / GENERATIONS TO HEAL. IN THIS APRIL 25, 1971 FILE PHOTO, / A U.S. SOLDIER MOVES AMID SHATTERED TREES AS HE CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES A COMMUNIST BUNKER. THE PICTURE WAS / ONE OF A SERIES THAT WON A PULITZER PRIZE FOR UPI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID KENNERLY. / ... "
Stamped on verso:
"FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY / NOT FOR PUBLICATION"
"PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo / ... "
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