Ohio National Guardsmen fire on students at Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen fire on students at Kent State University

Currently not on view

Ohio National Guardsmen fire on students at Kent State University,

May 4, 1970

attributed to either John A. Darnell Jr. or Howard Ruffner, American, active 1970s, active 1970s, Kent, OH
2018-68

Information

Title
Ohio National Guardsmen fire on students at Kent State University
Dates

May 4, 1970

Maker
attributed to either John A. Darnell Jr. or Howard Ruffner, American, active 1970s
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 16.7 × 23.8 cm (6 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 18.4 × 24.2 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-68
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Ohio, Kent, Kent State University

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
universities, soldiers, figures (representations), men, rifles (artillery)

[Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, NY]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.

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