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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE12-13
Creator Asa Shigemori
Age at the Time 49
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 3,000m
Location Minami, Ujina areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 38×53
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Excerpted
Hair standing on end
I had heard long ago that astonishment makes people's hair stand on end, but this was the first time I had seen such a thing. The hair on these people was standing straight up, and the skin on their arms had peeled and was hanging down.
August 6, around 9:00 a.m.
3,000m / Midori-machi
Asa Shigemori

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