Simon Norfolk
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war

The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The oil-fired Power Station at Jiyeh bombed in the first few days of the war
  • from the series Beirut: How did you come to smell of smoke and fire?
Date2006
Place depictedJiyeh, Lebanon
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage (at opening): 40 7/8 × 49 7/8 in. (103.8 × 126.7 cm)
Sheet (at opening): 40 7/8 × 49 7/8 in. (103.8 × 126.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Philip A. Greider
Object number2019.667
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; Dr. Philip A. Greider, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black and brown on applied label, frame verso: gallery luisotti // at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue number a2 Santa Monica, California 90404 // // Simon Norfolk // Burning Power Station from Sand’s Rock Resort, 2006 // From the series Beirut, 2006 // // Digital chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper // 40 x 50 inches // Edition #7 of 10

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