Simon Norfolk
Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks

Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, bombed from their homes in the Israeli war against Lebanon in the summer of 2006, camping in central Beirut's parks
  • from the series Refuge: The first safe place
Date2006
Place depictedBeirut, Lebanon
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm)
Sheet: 40 1/4 × 50 1/4 in. (102.2 × 127.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip Greider
Object number2014.901
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Philip Greider, Los Angeles, 2010; given to MFAH, 2014.

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