Fazal Sheikh
Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania

Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania

© Fazal Sheikh

Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn, Makantamba ("One who was born at the time of war"), Rwandan refugee camp, Lumasi, Tanzania
Date1994–95
PlaceTanzania
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
 Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
 Frame (outer): 17 5/8 × 14 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (44.7 × 37.1 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist, Pace MacGill Gallery, and Anne Wilkes Tucker in memory of Marsha Towers
Object number96.1812
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: In pencil, verso: "Fazal Sheikh Narame Fausta with her daughter Esther and her newborn Makantambe, Rwandan refugee camp. Lumasi, Tanzania, 1994." Stamped in black ink, verso: "Artist Proof/Not for Sale/Not for Production/Not for Exhibition."
The photograph is signed in pencil, verso.

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