Nguyen Van Duoc, a Viet Cong boy (14 years)

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Accession Number ART40522
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 37.7 x 25.9 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description black and brown fibre-tipped pen on paper
Maker Fletcher, Bruce
Place made Vietnam, Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province, Hoa Long
Date made 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Nguyen Van Duoc, a 14 year old Vietnamese boy at Hoa Long police station following his arrest as a confirmed member of the Viet Cong. The artist noted that the subject had 'a good chance of being shot'.