Death of Thich Quang Duc
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Title
Death of Thich Quang Duc
Subject
Thich Quang Duc in Saigon
Description
Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death in Saigon in protest of persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnam government. This photograph won the World Press Photo of the Year for 1963. John F. Kennedy said that "No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around the world as that one."
Creator
Photographer Malcolm Browne
Source
"50 of the World's Most Remarkable Photographs", Esquire, March 28, 2016
Originally distributed by the Associated Press and published in numerous newspapers on June 11, 1963.
Cropped from the source image to the portion that was published in 1963
Originally distributed by the Associated Press and published in numerous newspapers on June 11, 1963.
Cropped from the source image to the portion that was published in 1963
Publisher
WCU, Vietnam Digital Oral Histories, Spring and Fall 2022
Date
June 11, 1963
Contributor
Virginia Vintson
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPEG
Type
Still Image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
814 × 590 (97 KB)
Files
Citation
Photographer Malcolm Browne, “Death of Thich Quang Duc,” WCU Vietnam War Oral History Project, accessed November 18, 2024, https://nunncenter.net/wcu-vietnam-war/items/show/193.