V-J Day in Times Square is a picture of Alfred Eisenstaedt which portraits an American sailor kissing a young nurse with a white dress the 14th August 1945, it was the symbol picture of the end of World War 2.
The photo is also known with names such as: V-J Day in Times Square, V-Day, Legendary kiss and The Kiss.
The picture was published on the magazine Life and became one of the icons of peace and hope for a future of freedom. Only after 30 years Edith Shain wrote to Eisenstaedt revealing that she was the protagonist of the picture. At the time the woman was 26 years old and worked at the Doctor's Hospital in New York. The name of the sailor in uniform is still unknown.
In his book named The Eye of Eisenstaedt he declares:
I was walking through the crowds on V-J Day, looking for pictures. I noticed a sailor coming my way. He was grabbing every female he could find and kissing them all----young girls and old ladies alike. Then I noticed the nurse, standing in that enormous crowd. I focused on her, and just as I'd hoped, the sailor came along, grabbed the nurse, and bent down to kiss her. Now if this girl hadn't been a nurse, if she'd been dressed in dark clothes, I wouldn't have had a picture. The contrast between her white dress and the sailor's dark uniform gives the photograph its extra impact.
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I love looking at this photo :)
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