Joe Rosenthal (American, 1911-2006). Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945. Gelatin silver, printed later. 1...

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Joe Rosenthal (American, 1911-2006)
Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945
Gelatin silver, printed later
16-5/8 x 13-1/2 inches (42.2 x 34.3 cm)
Signed in ink margin recto; titled and with the Time Life and Associated Press copyright notations in pencil on verso.

LITERATURE:
J. Faber, Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them, Dover Pub., New York, 1978, p. 91;
R. Lacayo, Eyewitness: 150 Years of Photojournalism, Time Books, New York, 1995, p. 118.


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