Logar, Afghanistan

1983

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a photograph of an interior space with light streaming through a small window. The room is dimly lit and furnished with simple, rustic elements like wooden beams, earthen walls, and items such as cups and baskets. The room is partially illuminated by a strong beam of light entering from a square aperture in the ceiling, casting shadows and highlighting the textures of the materials in the space. The photograph conveys a sense of simplicity and focuses on the play of light and shadow within the confined area.
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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: Ed Grazda / Logar, Afghanistan 1983; bottom right corner: /86; by unknown hand, top left corner: #14; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.009.014

Wikidata ID

Q64147102

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