More than a few of K&Cs VIETNAM series have been based on actual photographs taken during or just after the bloody firefights that erupted all over South Vietnam in the aftermath of that 1968 TET Offensive of January and February 1968.
The photo in this case was taken by a young draftee photographer John Olson who at the time was working for Stars and Stripes the Armys own publication.
Olson carried five cameras shooting black and white film for Stars and Stripes and colour film for images he might sell elsewhere. Soon the full colour versions appeared in LIFE magazine and thats where I first remember seeing it.
In all of the photos John Olson took of these figures they were all placed on top of an M48 tank however both figures can just as easily be put on the ground or even on some of K&Cs other VIETNAM vehicles.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
Vietnam War
Time
1964 - 1975
Nationality/Location
USA
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
