Sorties over Kuwait City Accession Number: ART90698

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This image depicts a large group of airplanes going out en masse on a bombing operation; such a group of aircraft are also know as 'Sorties'. Planes are covering the sky, flying uniformly but in different directions. A mosque and other buildings are evident in the background.

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Accession Number
ART90698
Artist
Dragan Kostelnik
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: woodcut on paper
Measurement
sheet: 50 cm x 34.9 cm
Medium
woodcut 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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