V-J Day in Times Square

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V-J Day in Times Square is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a U.S. sailor kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square during celebrations marking the end of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf black-and-white photograph
photograph
alsoKnownAs The Kiss
V-J Day
surface form: V-J Day Kiss
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Alfred Eisenstaedt
dateCreated 1945-08-14
depicts Times Square
U.S. Navy sailor
crowd celebrating the end of World War II
kiss
nurse
follows announcement of Japan's surrender in World War II
genre photojournalism
street photography
war photography
hasBeenReproducedAs magazine covers
posters
prints
public murals
hasColor black and white
hasEthicalDebate consent of the woman depicted
representation of gender roles
hasIconicStatusIn 20th-century photojournalism
American photography
hasInfluenceOn iconography of Times Square
popular culture depictions of World War II victory celebrations
hasPhotographicProcess gelatin silver print
hasRightsHolder Time Inc.
hasTheme celebration
end of war
romanticized spontaneity
inCollection Life magazine
surface form: Life magazine photo archive
languageOfWork none
locatedIn New York City
location Times Square
notableFor iconic image of World War II victory celebrations
spontaneous kiss between strangers
originallyPublishedIn Life magazine
partOf visual history of World War II
photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
publicationMedium Life magazine
publisher Life magazine
setInPeriod 1940s
subjectEvent V-J Day
surface form: Victory over Japan Day celebrations
timePeriod end of World War II
yearCreated 1945

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Life magazine notableCover V-J Day in Times Square
subject surface form: Life
this entity surface form: V-J Day in Times Square photograph
Alfred Eisenstaedt notableWork V-J Day in Times Square
Alfred Eisenstaedt notableWork V-J Day in Times Square
this entity surface form: Times Square V-J Day kiss photograph
V-J Day notableWorkDepicting V-J Day in Times Square