Artist
Susan Meiselas (American, born 1948)American, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Muchachos Await Counterattack by The National Guard, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Date1978, printed 2006
PlaceMatagalpa, Nicaragua
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 12 13/16 × 19 5/16 in. (32.5 × 49.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2006
Object number2006.1094
Non exposé
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Provenance[Magnum Photos, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso lower center: "Muchachos await counterattack / by The National Guard. / Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 1978"
Marked in ink verso lower right: "Susan Meiselas / 2006"
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