Louie Palu
Black Box from Kandahar

Black Box from Kandahar

© photographer Louie Palu

Black Box from Kandahar
Black Box from Kandahar
ArtistCanadian, born 1968
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Black Box from Kandahar
Date2013
Place depictedKandahar, Afghanistan
Medium12 inkjet prints
DimensionsSheet (each): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Portfolio case: 12 3/4 × 9 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (32.4 × 24.3 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2013.583.1-.12
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Toronto; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
written in pencil on the underside of the box lid: This is the Black Box From Kandahar / 12 photographs from the front lines / of the war. 2006-2010 Kandahar / Afghanistan / this is the first of 5 boxes / signature
below inscription on underside of box lid in pencil: Louie Palu / October 22, 2013

in pencil below printed statement: Louie Palu / Oct 22,2013 / Box 1 of 5
printed Statement by the artist on a seperate sheet of paper

printed Titles+Descriptions on a seperate sheet of paper


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