Accession Number1979/2.23
TitleFlag Raising, Iwo Jima
Artist(s)Joe RosenthalObject Creation DateFebruary 23, 1945Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 9 7/8 in. x 7 7/8 in. ( 25.1 cm x 20 cm )
Credit LineTransfer from the William L. Clements LibraryLabel copyThe famous photograph by Rosenthal of the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima has sometimes been considered a staged or faked event. There were two flag-raisings that day. The first flag (photographed by a combat cameraman) was not easily seen from the beaches, where troops were still taking heavy fire. A second, larger flag was raised the same day so that it could be seen. It is this second flag-raising that Rosenthal recorded as an AP photographer on the scene.
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Keywords
War
flags
modern and contemporary art
soldiers