John Burke
Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.

Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.
Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.
ArtistBritish, 1843(?)–1900
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Mahomed Tahir Khan, Aslam Khan &c of Ghazni.
  • from the portfolio Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan
Date1878–1880, printed September 2011
Place depictedAfghanistan
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 9 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (24.9 × 38 cm)
 Sheet: 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Morris Weiner
Object number2016.224.67
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Chromogenic print; copy of albumen silver print.




ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Morris Weiner, Houston, 2012; given to MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and numbered in original image, recto, lower left: 310 Burke

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT // JNO : BURKE // LATE // BAKER & BURKE // ARTISTE PHOTOGRAPHER // PUNJAB.

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk // Photographs from the war in Afghanistan // by John Burke and Simon Norfolk // Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 // An archival, digital, chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive // Photograph by John Burke // From a scan made by The Wilson Centre for Photography // One of 104 prints in a Burke + Norfolk portfolio special edition // Edition number 1 of eight [1 is handwritten in pencil over a stamped underline]
Signed and numbered in original image, recto, lower left: 310 Burke

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2016.224.72
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1869, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.50
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2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.22
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Simon Norfolk
The swimming pool that crowns Tepe Wazir Akbar Khan, built by the Soviets in the 1970s and restored in recent times at great expense by USAID. It is uncertain if it will ever be used.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
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2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.12
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John Burke
The ‘Residency’. From outside of Bala Hissar.
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.101
Ali Musjid and Camp from Sultan Tarra.
John Burke
Ali Musjid and Camp from Sultan Tarra.
1878, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.98
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John Burke
Sha Shaid. The Bala Hissar Gate.
1879, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.17
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John Burke
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1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.47
Kutchi Village near Dakka.
John Burke
Kutchi Village near Dakka.
1878, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.45
Buddhist Temple excavated at Ali Musjid.
John Burke
Buddhist Temple excavated at Ali Musjid.
1878, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.11