Mujahideen, Afghanistan

1983

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a photograph of several individuals sitting and riding horses in a mountainous landscape. The image shows people on the slope of a hill, with others mounted on horses. The setting is outdoors with a rugged foreground and sparse vegetation in the background. The image is in grayscale, capturing the details of the terrain and the subjects' traditional attire. The composition suggests stillness and anticipation, with a blurred horizon emphasizing the atmosphere and setting.
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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

Bibliography

1990

  • Grazda, Edward. Ed Grazda: Afghanistan 1980-1989. Zurich/New York, 1990: 62-63.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Ed Grazda / Mujahideen - Afghanistan 1983; by unknown hand, top left corner: #13; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.009.019

Wikidata ID

Q64147112

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