Somali Militiaman, Mogadishu, Somalia
Artist
Peter Turnley
(American, born 1955)
CultureAmerican
Date1992
MediumArchival pigment print
Dimensions20 x 24 inches
Credit LineGift of Peter Veritas
Object number2020.36.12
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a color photograph that depicts a person looking directly into the camera with a gun held over their shoulders with a ship and shipping containers in the distance. It is an archival pigment print that measures 20 x 24 inches. It is signed on recto in ink and signed and dated on verso in pencil. ProvenanceIn September 2020, Seth Feman, deputy director for art and interpretation and curator of photography, received a message from Matt Coote of Summit Art Advisory, LLC, about the possibility of receiving a donation of photographs. Coote shared a link to preview several options, which Feman reviewed with Director Erik Neil. Twenty-four works were selected, including these.