John Burke
The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.

The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.
The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.
ArtistBritish, 1843(?)–1900
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Dewan-I-Aum in Bala Hissar, Shewin Bala Burj & Sherderwaza.
  • After the capture of the Bala Hissar, the British quartered Gurkha soldiers in the ruins of the royal Palace and gardens and the summerhouse that had been the British Mission.
  • from the portfolio Burke + Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan
Date1878–1880, printed September 2011
Place depictedKabul, Afghanistan
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 9 15/16 × 14 15/16 in. (25.3 × 38 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 20 in. (38.1 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Morris Weiner
Object number2016.224.80
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
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, left center edge: Burke 225

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, left center edge: Burke 225

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John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.1
Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.
John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.93
Bala Hissar Palace. Cabul.
John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.94
Upper Bala Hissar. South Face.
John Burke
1879, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.26
Sha Shaid. The Bala Hissar Gate.
John Burke
1879, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.17
The ‘Residency’. From outside of Bala Hissar.
John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.101
A view of Kabul city centre from Bala Burj.
Simon Norfolk
2010–2011, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.49
Panorama Of The City Of Cabul & Surroundings. Taken from Bala Buhj. Shepur in the Distance.
John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.47
Panorama Of The City Of Cabul & Surroundings. Taken from Bala Buhj. Shepur in the Distance.
John Burke
1878–1880, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.48
Kutchi Village near Dakka.
John Burke
1878, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.45
Buddhist Temple excavated at Ali Musjid.
John Burke
1878, printed September 2011
Chromogenic print
2016.224.11