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American Infantryman, Terry Moore, in Fetal Position

(American, 1918–1978)
1945
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, vintage gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
DimensionsSheet: 28.3 x 27.5 cm (11 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jessie H. Wilkinson—Jessie H. Wilkinson Fund
Accession number2009.2811
On View
On view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite, center: Battle for Okinawa / Moore hits the dust as shell / screams; Life Magazine publication stamps (1945, 1977, 1977)
ProvenanceHoward Greenberg Gallery (New York, NY); from whom purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: June 17, 2009)