Samar Hussein
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Object Label
In the portfolio Samar Hussein Vera Lutter commemorates the civilian deaths caused by the war in Iraq since the invasion on March 20, 2003. The title derives from the name of the thirteen-year-old Iraqi girl who was the first recorded civilian casualty. Lutter adopts images of a hibiscus flower’s life cycle, from the opening of the bud to the blossom’s final disintegration, as a metaphor of the transience of human existence. The petals’ reds, pinks, and ivories, which mimic the tones of human flesh, further underscore the comparison.
Caption
Vera Lutter German, born 1960. Samar Hussein, 2003–2009. Inkjet print, 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange, 2009.36.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art, CUR.2009.36.1_Carolina_Nitsch_Contemporary_Art_photo.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Publisher
Title
Samar Hussein
Portfolio
Date
2003–2009
Medium
Inkjet print
Classification
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed, numbered and dated
Credit Line
Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange
Accession Number
2009.36.1
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© artist or artist's estate
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