Fazal Sheikh
Kulaso Whiskey's Three Wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi

Kulaso Whiskey's Three Wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi

© Fazal Sheikh

Kulaso Whiskey's Three Wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi
Kulaso Whiskey's Three Wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi
ArtistAmerican, born 1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Kulaso Whiskey's Three Wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi
Date1994
PlaceNyanuthuthu, Malawi, Africa
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 21 3/16 × 17 1/2 in. (53.8 × 44.4 cm)
 Sheet: 23 13/16 × 19 13/16 in. (60.5 × 50.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2250
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Inscribed in pencil across lower center verso: "Kulaso Whiskey's three wives, Maria Vinti, Sarah January and Shika Francisco, / Mozambican Refugee Camp, Nyanuthuthu, Malawi, 1994"
Signed in pencil on lower center verso: "Fazal Sheikh"

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