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AJ 22, My counsellor told me, “surviving rape made me courageous and brave.” But I disagree. I was courageous and brave before somebody raped me."

Image non disponible pour AJ 22, My counsellor told me, “surviving rape made me courageous and brave.” But I disagree. I was courageous and brave before somebody raped me."
AJ 22, My counsellor told me, “surviving rape made me courageous and brave.” But I disagree. I was courageous and brave before somebody raped me."
Image non disponible pour AJ 22, My counsellor told me, “surviving rape made me courageous and brave.” But I disagree. I was courageous and brave before somebody raped me."
ArtistNigerian, born 1972
CultureNigerian
Titles
  • AJ 22, My counsellor told me, “surviving rape made me courageous and brave.” But I disagree. I was courageous and brave before somebody raped me."
  • from the series Legal Rape
Date2020
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 19 3/4 × 29 1/2 in. (50.1 × 75 cm)
 Sheet: 21 11/16 × 31 1/2 in. (55.1 × 80 cm)
Credit LineGift of Catherine Edelman
Object number2025.313
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceCatherine Edelman, Chicago.

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