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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG004-01
Creator KIMURA Hideo
Age at the Time 12
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,150m
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 78×98
Description A-bomb Drawings by Survivors
[Artist's comments]Summarized
My classmates were screaming.
Burned on their faces, arms, feet, legs, and backs. Trapped under heavy gates and houses, they screamed for help. Some were crying for help from the river, holding onto the stone embankment against the pull of the rising tide.
August 6, 8:15-8:30 a.m.
2,150m / Nishi-ohashi Bridge
Hideo Kimura

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