Louie Palu
Legs

Legs

© photographer Louie Palu

Legs
Legs
ArtistCanadian, born 1968
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Legs
  • Black Box from Kandahar
  • What remains of an Afghan private security guard’s legs after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation on highway 1. Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
Date2013
Place depictedKandahar, Afghanistan
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 5 5/8 × 8 in. (14.3 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2013.583.6
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: What remains of an Afghan private security guard's legs after an improvised explosive device (IED) / detonation on highway 1 Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2009
verso bottom right in ink: Louie Palu ©

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