Azim, Jegdalek, Afghanistan

1983

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows a man standing against a waterfall backdrop. He is facing slightly to the left, with his head turned upward. The man has long hair, a beard, and wears traditional attire, including a tunic, trousers, a utility vest, boots, and a cloth draped over his shoulders. He carries a rifle slung over one shoulder. The background features rocky terrain around the waterfall, with the ground covered in rocks and pebbles.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Valerie Sonnenthal, Edgartown, MA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Edward Grazda: Afghanistan, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 11, 2010–January 30, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Azim at Tone are (Waterfall) / Jegdaleg [sic] Afgh 1983; lower right: Afghanistan 1983; by unknown hand, top left corner: #28; bottom right stamped in pink ink: ED GRAZDA; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, vertical along bottom right edge in graphite: 2009.009.003

Wikidata ID

Q64147089

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