Simon Norfolk
The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting

The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting
The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The North Gate of Baghdad, the scene of fierce fighting
  • from the series Scenes From a Liberated Baghdad
DateApril 19–27, 2003
PlaceBaghdad, Iraq
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsSheet: 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm)
 Frame (outer): 40 3/4 × 50 3/4 × 2 in. (103.5 × 128.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip Greider
Object number2010.2252
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Object Type
ProvenancePhilip Greider, Whittier, California; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions - work is framed. Print is marked with edition code on verso, per the Authentification Certificate.
Signed in ink on Authentification Certificate in accession file: Simon Norfolk

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