A black-and-white photograph of a man on a hospital bed hooked to an IV and under a blanket surrounded by five other White men, some in military clothing, all watching him.

General Hideki Tojo Receives Blood from American Army Doctors after Attempting Suicide in 1945

Carl Mydans (1907-2004)

Date

1945, printed 1985
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

13 x 10 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
c. in graphite: [illegible] \ 18718 \ 2R2
c. [stamp]: PHOTO BY \ CARL MYDANS
l.c. in ink: Tojo: after Suicide attempt \ Tokyo 1945 \ Carl Mydans \ #18718 \ R-2 \ P
l.r. [stamp]: CM
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the artist
Accession Number

P1985.27.114
Copyright

© Carl Mydans/LIFE Magazine, Time Inc.

Location: Off view

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