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

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
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
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
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • 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
  • from the series Afghanistan: Chronotopia
Date2001–2002
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 39 7/8 × 49 15/16 in. (101.3 × 126.9 cm)
Sheet: 39 7/8 × 49 15/16 in. (101.3 × 126.9 cm)
Mount: 39 7/8 × 49 15/16 in. (101.3 × 126.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Philip A. Greider
Object number2019.664
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; Dr. Philip A. Greider, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2019.
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