Stratofortress over Baghdad Accession Number: ART90694

Description

An Stratofortress airplane, more commonly know as a B-52, in flight over Baghdad. A Mosque and other buildings in the background are dwarfed by this large aircraft.

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Accession Number
ART90694
Artist
Dragan Kostelnik
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: colour screenprint on paper
Measurement
sheet: 56 cm x 37.9 cm
Medium
colour screenprint on paper
Date Made
1991
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the artist 1997
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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