Jegdalek, Afghanistan

1984

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a black and white photograph of a large mounted machine gun aimed through a circular sight with a crosshair, set against a rock wall. The image captures intricate details of the gun's components and the interplay of light and shadow on the scene, including the texture of the rock wall and the equipment. The composition contrasts the smooth cylindrical forms of the metal with the irregular, rough surfaces of the natural rock.
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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: Edward Grazda / Jegdaleg [sic], Afghanistan 1984; by unknown hand, top left corner: #8.; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.009.011

Wikidata ID

Q64147098

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