These drawings and paintings by Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb were created more than a quarter century after the bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

Vázquez-Concepción’s artistic practice incorporates visual representations of radiation, energy, and atomic structures, utilizing scientific instruments such as seismographs and radiographic imaging to …

A curated selection of drawings and paintings by survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, most of which were collected in 1974, 1975 and 2002 by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

Aug 3, 2025 · To survive this second nuclear age we are going to need models from the first one: artists who faced up to what the bomb did, and what the bomb made of us.

These drawings and paintings, most of which were collected in 1974, 1975 and 2002, are records of the atomic bombing by Hiroshima citizens. They are precious testimonies that illustrate the devastation …

Aug 6, 2020 · “Atomic Desert” by Toshiko and Iri Maruki, part of an art series documenting the horror of the atomic bomb, at Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels in Higashimatsuyama, Japan.

Artists have used nuclear artifacts to create works challenging the American narrative and honoring the Japanese victims of the bomb. The visual culture surrounding the atomic bomb helps us understand …