Mohammed Omar Gudle, Hussein Dahir Hassan and Abdul Rehman Ibrahim, Tuberculosis recovery ward, Somali refugee camp, Mandera, Kenya

1993

Fazal Sheikh

Associated Names
Fazal Sheikh

Artist, American, born 1965

The image shows three men standing side by side. Their upper bodies and heads are fully visible, while their lower bodies are wrapped in light-colored plaid sarongs extending to their feet. The first man on the left stands with a slight lean and rests one hand on his hip, the middle man stands straight and is the tallest, and the third man on the right also rests a hand on his hip. Each man has distinct facial features: the first man's hair is very short, the middle man has a shaved head, and the third man's hair is also very short. The background appears to be a tent with fabric draped behind them. The tent's fabric has varying shades of light and dark. There are no visible objects or jewelry adorning the men.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.6 × 32.2 cm (16 3/8 × 12 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4460

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fazal Sheikh, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Developing Illusions, 1873-1998: Photographs from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 14, 1998–January 18, 1999

2010

  • No Man's Land: Photography Across Categories, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 11, 2010–January 30, 2011

Bibliography

2011

  • Sheikh, Fazal. Portraits. Steidl, 2011: 105.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom center in graphite: Mohamued Omar Gudle, Hassim Dahir Hassan, and Abdul Rahman Ibrahim (miracle recovery) / Tuberculosis treatment Ward, recovering patients / Somali Refugee Camp, Mandera, Kenya, 1993 / printed as a gift for the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. / Fazal Sheikh © 1993

Wikidata ID

Q64147508

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