Jalrez City, Afghanistan

1982

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

The photograph shows the upper bodies of two men standing closely together. The man on the left is slightly leaning in towards the camera while the other man is positioned slightly behind him with a direct gaze at the camera. Both men have prominent facial features with dark hair, the man on the left has shorter hair and the man on the right has medium-length hair and a beard. Both are wearing traditional cloth wrapped as headwear, and the man on the left has a scarf draped around his neck. They are clad in textured and layered clothing. The background reveals the interior of what seems to be a vehicle, with visible sections of a ceiling vent and parts of a window.
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Artwork overview


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: Ed Grazda / Jalrez City, Afghanistan 1982; bottom right corner: /82; by unknown hand, top left corner: #10.; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.009.008

Wikidata ID

Q64147095

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