Don McCullin
A Christian Phalangist fighter wears a wig as a disguise in the battle of the Quarantina section

A Christian Phalangist fighter wears a wig as a disguise in the battle of the Quarantina section

© Don McCullin

A Christian Phalangist fighter wears a wig as a disguise in the battle of the Quarantina section
A Christian Phalangist fighter wears a wig as a disguise in the battle of the Quarantina section
ArtistBritish, born 1935
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A Christian Phalangist fighter wears a wig as a disguise in the battle of the Quarantina section
Date1976
PlaceEast Beirut, Lebanon
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 6 3/8 in. (24 × 16.2 cm)
 Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2007" in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., and by Marion Mundy
Object number2007.1345
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceMarilyn Bridges, Warwick, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2007.

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