The chemist Accession Number: ART29752.008

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Upper body and face of a man in the right foreground. Buildings, some with heavy damage, occupy the rest of the image. The man is a Chemist whose shop and home were opposite the bombed Ministry of Justice building Baghdad. The work was completed after the bombing took place.

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Accession Number
ART29752.008
Artist
Kevin Connor
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: brush and ink, synthetic polymer paint, gouache on paper
Measurement
Overall: 38.3 cm x 57.5 cm
Medium
brush and ink, synthetic polymer paint, gouache on paper
Date Made
1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the artist 1992
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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