Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Museum, Art by Survivors, 13 -- "A-bombed woman searching for family."

Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Museum, Art by Survivors, 13 -- "A-bombed woman searching for family."

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

A-bombed woman searching for family. -- Expalnation by the Artist: " An A-bombed woman searching for her family west entrance, Hiroshima Station." The scene depicted was 1,900 meters fro the hypocenter, west entrance of Hiroshima Station, Matsubara-cho. Artist was 19 at the time of the bombing, 76 when he drew this picture.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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Akashi, Masanobu

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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