Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic.

2002, printed 2007

Simon Norfolk

Artist, British, born Nigeria, 1963

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image: 101.8 × 127.2 cm (40 1/16 × 50 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 102.4 × 127.8 cm (40 5/16 × 50 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.196.9


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA (through Morehouse Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA), 2016.

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