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Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant before], Eddie Adams, negative February 1, 1968; print later
Eddie AdamsAmerican, 1933–2004

Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant before]

negative February 1, 1968; print later · Photograph · 24.1 × 34.2 cm

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Where is “Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant before]” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

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A Vietcong prisoner, Nguyên Van Lém, is being marched along a street by two soldiers in combat uniform. Other armed soldiers walk alongside, a movie camera is visible behind them.

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2006.3.1

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PhotographsGelatin silver printPost-war art20th centuryAmerican

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Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant of], Eddie Adams, negative February 1, 1968; print later

Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant of]

negative February 1, 1968; print later · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

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Execution, Saigon, South Vietnam [instant after]

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