Pham van Dong With Americans

Alternate Titles

Pham van Dong With Americans: American anti-war activist Cora Weiss, right, and North Vietnam’s Prime Minister Phan van Dong, second from right, enter a villa for a meeting in Hanoi, Sunday. In background from left are the Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Yale chaplain, David Dellinger and Princeton Prof. Richard Falk.

Artist Peter Arnett (American, born New Zealand, born 1934)

Publisher Associated Press (AP) (American, founded 1846)

DateSeptember 27, 1972

ClassificationsPhotograph

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage area: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (14 x 24.1 cm) 8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Pramod and Lucy Sharma

Keyword/Subject

Object number2023.496

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