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Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government
Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government

Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government

Artist (American, 1931 - 2012)
Publisher (American, founded 1846)
Date1963
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Object number2021.0535
Prayer Precedes Protest
Prayer Precedes Protest
Malcolm Browne
1963
South Vietnamese refugees continue to leave in a constant stream from areas near the embattled provincial capital of Xuan Loc on Sunday, April 14th, 1975 as government forces and Communist troops continue to battle
South Vietnamese refugees continue to leave in a constant stream from areas near the embattled provincial capital of Xuan Loc on Sunday, April 14th, 1975 as government forces and Communist troops continue to battle
Dong Duy
1975
Image Not Available for Buddhist monks in prayer
Buddhist monks in prayer
Maurice Sterne
n.d.
Image Not Available for Praying Buddhist Monk
Praying Buddhist Monk
Maurice Sterne
n.d.
Homage to D. Harrison Burns
Homage to D. Harrison Burns
Scot Wittman
1993
Image Not Available for Caricature of Jim Burns
Caricature of Jim Burns
James Earle Fraser
20th
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta
Peter Arnett
1967
A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969
A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969
Yvon Cornu
1969
34. A Bundle of Buddhist Prayers
34. A Bundle of Buddhist Prayers
1896
48. A Buddhist Cemetery Kyoto, Japan
48. A Buddhist Cemetery Kyoto, Japan
1896
49. A Buddhist Funeral Kyoto Japan
49. A Buddhist Funeral Kyoto Japan
1896
67. A Buddhist Burial Kobe, Japan
67. A Buddhist Burial Kobe, Japan
1896