Commander Anwar, Jegdalek, Afghanistan
1983
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 26 × 39 cm (10 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.) sheet: 35.56 × 43.18 cm (14 × 17 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Valerie Sonnenthal)
Accession Number
2015.19.5148
Art Historical Context
In 1983, amidst the Soviet-Afghan War, photographer Grazda captured *Commander Anwar, Jegdale, Afghanistan*, a compelling gelatin silver print now housed in the National Gallery of Art'scoran Collection. This portrait depicts Commander Anwar, a local resistance leader in the rugged Jegdalek region, embodying the fierce determination of Afghan mujahedeen fighters opposing occupation. Grazda's work a poignant window into a pivotal conflict that reshaped global geopolitics, highlighting the human stories behind the headlines. The gelatin silver print medium, a of mid-20th-century photography exc...
About the Artist
Edward Grazda
Edward Grazda, born in 1947 in Flushing, Queens, New York, grew up in the nearby Bayside neighborhood amid a Catholic education that sparked his curiosity about the wider world. He honed his craft studying photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, earning a BFA in 1969. There, he produced early works like the "Rhode Island School of Design Portfolio" from 1967, capturing the essence of Pro...