James Nachtwey
Survivor of Hutu death camp, Rwanda

Survivor of Hutu death camp, Rwanda

© James Nachtwey, courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Survivor of Hutu death camp, Rwanda
Survivor of Hutu death camp, Rwanda
ArtistAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Survivor of Hutu death camp, Rwanda
DateJune 1994, printed 2000
Place , Rwanda, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2001
Object number2001.459
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Ursula Gropper Associates, Sausalito, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
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
Marked in pencil on verso lower right: "Rwanda, 1994/00"
Marked in pencil on verso lower left: "JN 50-05"
Marked in pencil on inside mat: "3/30"
Signed in pencil on verso lower center: "James Nachtwey / 5/30"

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