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 Vietnam War

As we all know, the Vietnam War was a controversial war because some people believed that the United States didn't need to participate in the war. As the war raged on, there were journalists who recorded the Vietnam War which made it possible for Americans who were home to witness the war on screen. Hence the beginning of the Anti-war movement. 

Family watching TV by H. Armstrong Roberts  (1948)

The invention of television was huge during the time and it allowed people to watch the Vietnam War. This allowed people to voice their concerns about the war. This is an example of how it kind of looked like when watching TV around the time of the Vietnam War. Although the war began in 1955, this photo was taken by H. Armstrong Roberts in 1948. I like how classic and simple it looks. Two chairs but no couch. Two stands sandwiching the TV. Two parents and two children. I notice this uses symmetry which is kind of satisfying. Oh how our televisions have evolved.

Horst Faas (1965)

This Vietnam War photo was taken by Horst Faas, a German photo-journalist. Here we have US helicopters helping the South Vietnam ground troops. I can count 5 helicopters flying really low to the ground. I see soldiers marching with guns and helmets in the Vietnam forest. By looking at this photo, I see a lot of movement and a lot of noise which is scary. 

Your Son Next? (1970) author unknown

This is a poster from 1970 that clearly is against the Vietnam War. I could not find the author of this work of art but I really like it. If I was a father during this time I wouldn't want my son to go to war and most likely dying in the dangerous Vietnam Forest. In this work of art there is a grave for a United States soldier. On the bottom left there is the number 4973 which I don't completely understand.  


The Three Soldiers (1984) by Frederick Hart

This is a statue honoring the Vietnam War veterans made by Frederick Hart. It shows three ethnic groups; European American, African American, and Latino American. I really like this sculpture made by Hart because it shows history and honors our veterans. Our veterans need more honor recognition like this because the war was something so hard to experience first-hand. They have army clothes and hold guns. They are also staring in one direction which makes me want to look at what they are looking at. 


Works Cited

Voon, Claire. “The Urgent Protest Art of the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop.” Hyperallergic, 19 Feb. 2016, hyperallergic.com/272933/the-urgent-protest-art-of-the-berkeley-political-poster-workshop/.

“VIETNAM WAR U.S. ARMY VIETNAMESE.” AP Images, www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Watchf-ASSOCIATED-PRESS-I-VNM-APHS650300-VIET-/14e640312c074a6c9736f92b1ad1f316/23/1.

“The Three Soldiers.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Nov. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Soldiers.

Limited, Alamy. “Stock Photo - 1940s 1950s FAMILY WATCHING TV IN LIVING ROOM.” Alamy, www.alamy.com/stock-photo-1940s-1950s-family-watching-tv-in-living-room-47237713.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=AEDCA7BB-4DC1-4190-A516-AB6C22EF4966&p=38057&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo=bar&st=0&pn=1&ps=100&sortby=2&resultview=sortbyPopular&npgs=0&qt=vintage tv family&qt_raw=vintage tv family&lic=3&mr=0&pr=0&ot=0&creative=&ag=0&hc=0&pc=&blackwhite=&cutout=&tbar=1&et=0x000000000000000000000&vp=0&loc=0&imgt=0&dtfr=&dtto=&size=0xFF&archive=1&groupid=&pseudoid=&a=&cdid=&cdsrt=&name=&qn=&apalib=0&apalic=&lightbox=&gname=>ype=&xstx=0&simid=&saveQry=&editorial=1&nu=&t=&edoptin=&customgeoip=&cap=1&cbstore=1&vd=0.


Comments

  1. VickiNovember 24, 2020 at 9:34 PM

    Great Blog! I did not notice the symmetric part of the first piece. They look so organized, like everything is all perfectly shaped. With the second photo, I would be able to hear the photo as well. The loud bomb noises, the whistling sound of guns being shot, and all the yelling because the helicopters are being so loud. I liked how you ended this. It sure make me wanna look where there looking too, even if it wasn’t meant for that reason.

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