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At the Crossroads: Qandahar in Images and Empires

A book of 19th-century photographs of the Afghan city available in English, Dari, and Pashto

A sepia-colored print depicts an arid landscape with a stone fortification carved into a mountain in the background and two men with turbans sitting in the foreground. Signed/Numbered B. Simpson
No. 43 The Ruins of the Old Qandahar Citadel. 1881. Benjamin Simpson. Kandahār album. Albumen print. Getty Research Institute, 2013.R.5

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    Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 11pm

  2. Imagining the Conquest of Mexico

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  3. Niños Detenidos: LA Artists Respond to the Policy of Family Separation

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    Each episode features a conversation on the influence of African American culture on visual art and poetry

    Jun 28, 2023

  2. Getty Announces 2023/2024 Scholars

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    The Getty Research Institute and the Getty Conservation Institute welcome this year’s scholars

    Jun 15, 2023

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    Jun 14, 2023

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    Beginning with the spring 2024 issue, all articles will be available under Creative Commons CC BY-NC license

    Jun 06, 2023

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