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Al-Quds fighters - armed civilians- promise to meet U.S. and British invaders with "bullets, not flowers"

Al-Quds fighters - armed civilians- promise to meet U.S. and British invaders with "bullets, not flowers"
Al-Quds fighters - armed civilians- promise to meet U.S. and British invaders with "bullets, not flowers"
Al-Quds fighters - armed civilians- promise to meet U.S. and British invaders with "bullets, not flowers"
ArtistAmerican, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Al-Quds fighters - armed civilians- promise to meet U.S. and British invaders with "bullets, not flowers"
  • from the series Night of a Thousand Stars
Date2006
Place depictedIraq, Middle East, Asia
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsSheet: 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
Object number2025.135.19
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoy of Giving Something, Inc.; given to MFAH, 2025.
Published References Smith, Joel Preston. Night of a Thousand Stars & Other Portraits of Iraq. Tucson: Nazraeli Press, 2006.

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Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Militiamen, 45,000 strong, march to honor the Feb. 8th birthday of Sadaam Hussein, Tikrit
Joel Preston Smith
Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Militiamen, 45,000 strong, march to honor the Feb. 8th birthday of Sadaam Hussein, Tikrit
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.18
Al-Qud militiawoman, Tikrit
Joel Preston Smith
Al-Qud militiawoman, Tikrit
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.32
A U.S. Army crew chief runs through a checklist on a Kiowa observation helicopter, Al Asaud Air Base
Joel Preston Smith
A U.S. Army crew chief runs through a checklist on a Kiowa observation helicopter, Al Asaud Air Base
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.14
Anti-war demonstrators from the Iraq Peace Team march against a U.S. invasion: Al Rashid Boulevard, Baghdad
Joel Preston Smith
Anti-war demonstrators from the Iraq Peace Team march against a U.S. invasion: Al Rashid Boulevard, Baghdad
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.3
SSgt. Alain Cabrera, U.S. Army sniper, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
SSgt. Alain Cabrera, U.S. Army sniper, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.33
Men's Health magazine and Weapons, U.S. Army Humvee, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
Men's Health magazine and Weapons, U.S. Army Humvee, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.36
An Iraqi policeman, who says he was tortured by Hussein's forces, stops traffic after an attack against U.S. soldiers, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
An Iraqi policeman, who says he was tortured by Hussein's forces, stops traffic after an attack against U.S. soldiers, Ar
Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.22
Fatima Mathoub (right), scarred by broken glass, during U.S. bombing of Baghdad, March, 2003
Joel Preston Smith
Fatima Mathoub (right), scarred by broken glass, during U.S. bombing of Baghdad, March, 2003
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.23
Blackboard at the Baghdad School of Music and Ballet, prior to the U.S. invasion, Baghdad
Joel Preston Smith
Blackboard at the Baghdad School of Music and Ballet, prior to the U.S. invasion, Baghdad
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.30
SSgt. John Howell's M-16 and moveable porn collage, U.S. Army barracks, Sadaam Hussein's northern palace
Joel Preston Smith
SSgt. John Howell's M-16 and moveable porn collage, U.S. Army barracks, Sadaam Hussein's northern palace
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.24
Fourth-grade students react to their teacher explaining that they may be killed by warplanes, should the U.S. invade
Joel Preston Smith
Fourth-grade students react to their teacher explaining that they may be killed by warplanes, should the U.S. invade
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.15
A U.S. soldier with the Lost Platoon, 124th Infantry Regiment, checks out his "high and tight" haircut
Joel Preston Smith
A U.S. soldier with the Lost Platoon, 124th Infantry Regiment, checks out his "high and tight" haircut
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.9
Joel Preston Smith