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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
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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
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A U.S. soldier swims the south fork of the Euphrates River, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
A U.S. soldier swims the south fork of the Euphrates River, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.49
Members of the Iraqi Workers' Union face off against bayoneted U.S. soldiers during a protest against unemployment
Joel Preston Smith
Members of the Iraqi Workers' Union face off against bayoneted U.S. soldiers during a protest against unemployment
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.50
Lost Platoon and Mortars Platoon soldiers raid Sadaam Hospital after a bombing against U.S. troops, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
Lost Platoon and Mortars Platoon soldiers raid Sadaam Hospital after a bombing against U.S. troops, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.51
Shadow of U.S. Army Spec. Robenson Jean on patrol, River Road, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
Shadow of U.S. Army Spec. Robenson Jean on patrol, River Road, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.52
Shadows of Iraqi detainees with U.S. Army captors after curfew, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
Shadows of Iraqi detainees with U.S. Army captors after curfew, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.53
Boy captured with a hand grenade, AK-47 and banana clips by U.S. Army troops, Ar Ramadi
Joel Preston Smith
Boy captured with a hand grenade, AK-47 and banana clips by U.S. Army troops, Ar Ramadi
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.58
A U.S. soldier stands guard during excavation of bodies from U.N. Headquarters, August 20, 2003, Canal Hotel, Baghdad
Joel Preston Smith
A U.S. soldier stands guard during excavation of bodies from U.N. Headquarters, August 20, 2003, Canal Hotel, Baghdad
2006
Inkjet print
2025.135.59
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
Joel Preston Smith