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Steve  McCurry:   Afghan Girl with Hands on Face
 
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Description
Artist: McCurry Steve
Title: Afghan Girl with Hands on Face
Style: Contemporary
Period: 1980s
Medium: Photographs, Other, ilfochrome print
Year: 1984
Size: height - 40 in, width - 30 in, depth - 0 in cm
Markings: signed, on verso
Edition: of 30
Estimate: from US$12,000 to US$14,000

Seller's Description:
Steve McCurry, Afghan Girl with Hands on Face, 1984. Ilfochrome print, 40 x 30 inches, 101.6 x 76.2 cm. Edition of 30. Signed.

The first photograph that Steve McCurry took of the girl who is the subject of the iconic photograph The Afghan Girl.

Steve McCurry
American, b. 1950

Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia, and graduated from Pennsylvania State University. After working at a newspaper for two years, he left to freelance in India.
His career was launched when, wearing native clothing, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan just before the Russian invasion. When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes that contained some of the world's first images of the conflict. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad Showing Courage and Enterprise. He has won numerous awards including the National Press Photographers' Association award for Magazine Photographer of the Year and an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo contest.
McCurry has covered many areas of international and civil conflict, including the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War and continuing coverage of Afghanistan. His work has been featured in magazines around the globe. His reportage for National Geographic has included Tibet, Afghanistan, Burma, India, Iraq, Yemen, Buddhism, and the temples of Angkor Wat.
A high point in his career was finding Sharbat Gula, the previously unidentified Afghan refugee girl, whose picture has been described as one of the most recognizable photographs in the world.[magnumphotos]

  • Condition Report
    • Current lot doesn't have any damage.
  • History & Provenance
    • Exhibition:
      2010 Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
      2009 Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
      2009 Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
      2009 Palazzo della Ragione, Milan, Italy
      2009 International Festival of Photojournalism, Perpignan, France
      2009 The History Center, Orlando, FL
      2009 Face of Asia – Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
      2009 Bagh- Babur, Queen’s Palace, Afghanistan
      2009 Stories from the Field, Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, CT
      2009 Stadtmuseum, Schleswig, Germany
      2009 Latitudes Photography Festival, Huelva, Spain
      2008 Human Reflection, The Photo Symphony, Milwaukee, WI
      2008 The Magnum Print Room, London, United Kingdom
      2008 Face of Asia, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates



      Publications:
      2009 The Unguarded Moment, Phaidon Press, USA
      2007 In the Shadow of Mountains, Phaidon Press, USA
      2006 Looking East, Phaidon Press, USA
      2005 Steve McCurry, Phaidon Press, USA
      2003 The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage, Phaidon Press USA
      2002 Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor Wat, Phaidon Press, USA
      2000 South Southeast, Phaidon Press, USA
      1999 Portraits, Phaidon Press, USA
      1988 Monsoon, Thames & Hudson, USA
      1985 The Imperial Way, Houghton Mifflin, USA
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      Shipping Weight: 5 lbs
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      Item Location: Connecticut, USA
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Biography & Links
Steve McCurry Biography
1980
 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award for coverage of the war in Afghanistan for Time
1984
 National Press Photographers Association: Magazine Photographer of the Year
1985
 World Press Competition, Four First Prize First place, Nature and Nature Series; First place, Daily Life and Daily Life Series
1985
 Oliver Rebbot Award Citation ("Monsoons" and "The New Faces of Baghdad")
1986
 Oliver Rebbot Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club, Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad for work done in the Philippines
1987
 Medal of Honor, Philippines, for coverage of the 1986 Philippine Revolution
1990
 Award of Excellence, White House News Photographers Association ("Spanish Gypsy")
1992
 Oliver Rebbot Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club, Oliver Rebbot Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club
1992
 Picture of the Year Competition, Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence ("Fiery Aliens'") First Place, Magazine Science Award ("Camels under a Blackened Sky") First Place, Gulf War News Story ("Kuwait: After the Storm")
1992
 World Press Photo Competition; First Place, Nature and Environment ("Oil-Stricken Bird, Kuwait"); First Place, General News Stories ("Kuwait After the Storm"); Children's Award ("Camels under a Blackened Sky")
1993
 National Press Photographers Association, Award of Excellence ("Rubble of War")
1994
 Pennsylvania State University, Arts and Architecture Distinguished Alumni Award
1996
 Picture of the Year Competition; Magazine Feature Picture Story Award ("Beggar"); Magazine Feature Picture Story Award ("Burma: The Richest of the Poor Countries")
1997
 Picture of the Year Competition; Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence
1998
 "Life" Eisenstaedt Awards - Our World Photo Winner and Our World Essay Finalist
1998
 Picture of the Year Competition, Award of Excellence
1998
 SAJA, Southern Asian Journalistic Award, Outstanding Special Project
1999
 Pennsylvania State University, Lifetime Fellow Award
2000
 Picture of the Year Competition; Book of the Year, South SouthEast; Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence: ‘Women in Field, Yemen’
2001
 Photography Annual, Communication Arts ; Award of Excellence, Book Series, South SouthEast
2002
 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, College of Creative Studies, University of California
2002
 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
2002
 Photographer of the Year, PMDA Professional Photographer Award
2002
 Photographer of the Year, American Photo Magazine
2002
 United Nations International Photographic Council: Special Recognition Award
2002
 French Art Directors Association, Award of Excellence for “Women of Afghanistan”
2003
 International Photography Awards, Lucie Award for Photojournalism
2003
 Distinguished Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University
2003
 Co-recipient of the New York Film Festival Gold for “Afghan Girl: Found” documentary
2005
 Honorary Fellowship, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
2005
 Photographic Society of America, Photojournalism Division-International Understanding Through Photography Award
Selected Exhibitions
1997
 National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay, India
1997
 India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-97, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1997
 India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-97, Chicago Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
1997
 International Photo Journalism Festival, Perpignan, France
1997
 Royal Festival Hall, London, England
1997
 National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1998
 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
1999
 India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-97, Photo Festival Naarden, Amsterdam, Holland
1999
 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
2000
 Magnum: Our Turning World, New York Historical Society, New York, NY
2000
 Fondazione Palazzo Bricherasio and Cappella dei Mercanti Gallery, Torino, Italy
2001
 Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, OR
2001
 Palacio dos Aciprestes, Pro Historica Associacao, Lisbon, Portugal
2001
 Vision Workshops, Annapolis, MD
2002
 Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL
2002
 Stenerson Museum, Oslo, Norway
2002
 Palacio dos Aciprestes, Pro Historica Associacao, Lisbon, Portugal
2002
 The Victor Barsokevitsch Photographic Centre, Finland
2002
 The School of Photography, Madrid, Spain
2002
 The Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2002
 Exhibition Leeuwarden, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003
 Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2003
 Face of Asia - George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
2003
 Tibet House, New York, NY
2003
 The Augen Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2003
 Pilgrimage - National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
2003
 Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2004
 Phil Woods Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2004
 Pilgrimage - National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
2004
 Buddhism - New Delhi, India
2004
 Written with Light - Artopia Gallery, Miami, FL
2004
 Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
2005
 Face of Asia - Asia House, London, UK
2005
 Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2006
 South Southeast, Valencia, Spain
2006
 Afghanistan’s Children: The Next Generation, United Nations Lobby, New York, NY
2006
 First Photography Biennial, Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
2006
 Face of Asia, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
2006
 Soho Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
 Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, CT
2006
 Gallery Old Town, San Diego, CA
2006
 Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, Korea
2006
 Pilgrimage, Madrid, Spain
2006
 Face of Asia, Sir William Gray House, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
2006
 Lucca Photofest, Lucca, Italy
2006
 Sojourn: Narratives of Asia, Galleria ModernArte, Modena, Italy
2006
 Hartlepool Art Gallery, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
2007
 Camera Obscura, Denver, CO
2007
 Path to Buddha, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL
2007
 India at 60, New York NY
2007
 Pilgrimage, Morris Museum, NJ
2007
 South Southeast, Rennes, France
2007
 Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
 South Southeast, Art Center Waco, TX
2007
 Tibet, International Center of Tibet, Washington DC
2008
 Human Reflection, The Photo Symphony, Milwaukee, WI
2008
 The Magnum Print Room, London, United Kingdom
2008
 Face of Asia – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2009
 Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2009
 Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
2009
 Palazzo della Ragione, Milan, Italy
2009
 International Festival of Photojournalism, Perpignan, France
2009
 The History Center, Orlando, FL
2009
 Face of Asia – Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
2009
 Bagh- Babur, Queen’s Palace, Afghanistan
2009
 Stories from the Field – Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, CT
2009
 Stadtmuseum, Schleswig, Germany
2009
 Latitudes Photography Festival, Huelva, Spain
2010
 Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Literature
1985
 The Imperial Way, Houghton Mifflin, USA
1988
 South Southeast, Phaidon Press, USA
1999
 South Southeast, Phaidon Press, USA
2000
 South Southeast, Phaidon Press, USA
2002
 Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor Wat, Phaidon Press, USA
2003
 The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage, Phaidon Press USA
2005
 Steve McCurry, Phaidon Press, USA
2006
 Looking East, Phaidon Press, USA
2007
 In the Shadow of Mountains, Phaidon Press, USA
2009
 The Unguarded Moment, Phaidon Press, USA
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