Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Museum, Art by Survivors, 06 -- " Parents and crying child, wandering aimlessly.

Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Museum, Art by Survivors, 06 -- " Parents and crying child, wandering aimlessly.

People

Atomic Bomb--Hiroshima; Atomic bomb--Atomic bomb victims

Parents and crying child wandering aimlessly -- Explanation by Artist: " My husband's skin peeled off because of the burn. I held my babywith a broken arm. Blood covered our heads and faces. Skin from our faces and our arms dangled. Barefoot, clothes torn to shreds. "Don't cry. Don't cry. When your cry, I get sad." "Waahhh! Waahhh! (give me the breast)" " I haven't eaten since morning. My milk has dried up. Poor thing." "Waa, Waa." Artist was 24 at the time of the bombing, 81 when she drew this picture.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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Abe, Hatsuko

Thiedeman, Michael

Earlham College

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Japan

Japan - Showa 1926 - 1989

2002

Chugoku (region) Hiroshima (prefecture) Hiroshima (inhabited place)

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1200 w x 835 h, 150 ppi