John Burke
Nautch Girls.

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Artist John Burke (British, 1843(?)–1900)British, 1843(?)–1900

Artist Simon Norfolk (British, born Nigeria, 1963)British, born Nigeria, 1963

CultureBritish

Titles

Nautch Girls.
These dancing girls would have performed for the Amir in his private chambers and were a popular motif for Indian photographers like Burke. Because they are not Muslim women, they could take employment as dancers and could show their faces to foreign photographers.
from the portfolio Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan

Date1879, printed September 2011

Place depictedKabul, Afghanistan

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 14 15/16 in. (27.5 × 38 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Morris Weiner

Object number2016.224.69

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

Chromogenic print; copy of albumen silver print.

ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Morris Weiner, Houston, 2012; given to MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and numbered in original image, recto, lower right: Burke 286

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: BY APPOINTMENT // JNO : BURKE // LATE // BAKER & BURKE // ARTISTE PHOTOGRAPHER // PUNJAB.

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk // Photographs from the war in Afghanistan // by John Burke and Simon Norfolk // Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 // An archival, digital, chromogenic print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive // Photograph by John Burke // From a scan made by The Wilson Centre for Photography // One of 104 prints in a Burke + Norfolk portfolio special edition // Edition number 1 of eight [1 is handwritten in pencil over a stamped underline]

Signed and numbered in original image, recto, lower right: Burke 286

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