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Shot away face of Sadaam Hussein, ceramic tile portrait, roadside, Mahaweel

Shot away face of Sadaam Hussein, ceramic tile portrait, roadside, Mahaweel
Shot away face of Sadaam Hussein, ceramic tile portrait, roadside, Mahaweel
Shot away face of Sadaam Hussein, ceramic tile portrait, roadside, Mahaweel
ArtistAmerican, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shot away face of Sadaam Hussein, ceramic tile portrait, roadside, Mahaweel
  • from the series Night of a Thousand Stars
Date2006
Place depictedIraq, Middle East, Asia
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsSheet: 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
Object number2025.135.28
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoy of Giving Something, Inc.; given to MFAH, 2025.
Published References Smith, Joel Preston. Night of a Thousand Stars & Other Portraits of Iraq. Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 2006.

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Inkjet print
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Inkjet print
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Ba'ath Party (pre-war) fashion show: Jumhariya Club, Baghdad
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Inkjet print
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Inkjet print
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