Moises Saman
Photograph of the Late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud covered in flowers during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of his death, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Photograph of the Late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud covered in flowers during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of his death, Kabul, Afghanistan.

© Moises Saman / Magnum Photos

Photograph of the Late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud covered in flowers during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of his death, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Photograph of the Late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud covered in flowers during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of his death, Kabul, Afghanistan.
ArtistAmerican, born Peru, 1974
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Photograph of the Late Northern Alliance commander Ahmed Shah Massoud covered in flowers during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of his death, Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • from the series Afghanistan: Broken Promise 2001-2007
DateSeptember, 2004, printed 2012
Place depictedKabul, Afghanistan
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/16 × 20 in. (33.1 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 × 24 in. (43.2 × 61 cm)
Frame (outer): 22 5/8 × 28 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (57.4 × 72.6 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Moises Saman / Magnum Photos
Object number2015.113
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ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 2015.

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