Logar, Afghanistan

1982

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows several men outdoors in a natural setting. One man is lying on the ground facing the camera, supported by his elbow, wearing a headscarf, sweater, and loose trousers. Another man in a suit jacket and headscarf is sitting nearby, leaning back with his arm extended for support. Other men are dressed in loose garments and are either sitting or lying on the ground under sparse branches of small trees or shrubs. In the background, there is a simple building with a flat roof, window openings, and possibly a door, with a bicycle leaning against it.
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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

Bibliography

1990

  • Grazda, Edward. Ed Grazda: Afghanistan 1980-1989. Zurich/New York, 1990: 33.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Ed Grazda / Logar, Afghanistan 1982; bottom right corner: /82; by unknown hand, top left corner: #19.; bottom left: E6 001; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.009.017

Wikidata ID

Q64147109

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