Simon Norfolk
The River Drinjaca between Kladanj and Vlasenica

cropped recto of sheet

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

The River Drinjaca between Kladanj and Vlasenica
cropped recto of sheet
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The River Drinjaca between Kladanj and Vlasenica
  • from the series Bosnia: Bleed
Date2004–2005, printed 2010
Place depictedBosnia and Herzegovina
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 19 3/16 × 24 in. (48.7 × 61 cm)
 Sheet: 23 × 27 7/8 in. (58.4 × 70.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip Greider
Object number2014.896
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Philip Greider, Los Angeles, 2010; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on verso lower right: 15-Sept-10
Stamp and signature on Authentification Certificate in Accession File: simon-norfolk / +4-020-7254-9620 (impressed) / Simon Norfolk (ink)
Stamped in a rectangle on verso lower right with additional marks in ink: printed under my direct supervision / archival digital c-type print / [signature] / fecit / edition number 1/10

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2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
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Chromogenic print
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Chromogenic print
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cropped recto of sheet
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Chromogenic print
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Chromogenic print
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Chromogenic print
2016.224.46
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A Shia cemetery on the flanks of Kohe Asmai.
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
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Simon Norfolk
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Chromogenic print
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Simon Norfolk
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Chromogenic print
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Chromogenic print
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