Louie Palu
Hand

Hand

© photographer Louie Palu

Hand
Hand
ArtistCanadian, born 1968
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Hand
  • Black Box from Kandahar
  • The hand of an Afghan civilian shredded by an improvised explosive device (IED) seen in a
    Canadian front line trauma room. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
Date2013
Place depictedKandahar, Afghanistan
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 5 5/16 × 8 in. (13.5 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2013.583.5
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Toronto; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left to right in ink: 5[circled] / Hand / The handof an Afghan civilian shredded by an improvised explosive device (IED) seen in a / Canadian front line trauma room Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
verso bottom right in ink: Louie Palu ©

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