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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1253 Language English Place Herat, Afghanistan

1. Photo 1253/1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(12)
Title:
‘The Museum Of The Jihad’ in Herat. In the centre of the tableau of anti-Soviet mujahedeen guerrillas is Ismail Khan, one-time Governor of Herat and minister in the national government. Mythologising their role in the Jihad helps justify their control and ownership of Afghanistan’s modern warlord economy. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of an interior wall of a painted landscape with 19 statues of men in front. There is a chandler hanging from the ceiling. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1253/1(28)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(28)
Title:
Internet café, Herat. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of the front of a shop decorated with craved patterns. A motorcycle and a boy are on the right, and a man to the left of the image. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1253/1(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1253/1(29)
Title:
A security guard’s booth at the newly restored Ikhtyaruddin citadel, Herat. Photographer(s): Norfolk, Simon (1963–)
Scope & Content:
View of a small booth with plastic chairs outside. The walls of a restored building with towers in the background. Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: Burke + Norfolk / Photographs from the war in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk / Printed by Simon Norfolk, September 2011 / An ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2010-2011
Extent:
1 item

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