National Gallery of Art

Simon Norfolk

Old biplane on a display plinth at the Exhibition Grounds in Kabul. Fighting birds are a source of great pride to Afghan men, but were banned by the Taliban as un-Islamic., 2002, printed 2007

Not on View

series Title

Afghanistan: Chronotopia

Medium

chromogenic print

Dimensions

image: 101.8 × 127.2 cm (40 1/16 × 50 1/16 in.)

sheet: 102.4 × 127.8 cm (40 5/16 × 50 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Accession Number

2016.196.9

Artists / Makers

Simon Norfolk (artist) British, born Nigeria, 1963

Image Use

Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA (through Morehouse Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA), 2016.

Kennedy, Pat