EXHIBITION INTRODUCTION & SPECIFICATIONS
As a young traveler, photographer Joseph Hoyt visited Afghanistan in the early 1970s. Afghanistan: Images from an Era of Peace is the resulting exhibition and offers museum visitors of all ages an historical, educational view of the culture and natural history of Afghanistan as it was more than 30 years ago--a contrasting view to what has become the stereotypical press imagery: black-turbaned thugs and gun-wielding terrorists.
EXHIBITION CONTENTS:
(50) black & white, 30 x 40, 24 x 30, 22 x 28, and 16 x 20 framed photographs with captions, wall text panels, media kit, artifacts, and donation books for use as new membership incentives
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Afghanistan: Images from an Era of Peace
Exhibition Artifacts:
. Concise English Afghan Dari Dictionary, published 1973
. Vintage Nikon FTn 35 mm camera used by photographer
. (3) Passport Pages & Afghan Visas with Entry/Exit Stamps
. The Art of Afghanistan by Jeannine Auboyer, published 1968
. Carved Wooden Chair & Accompanying Stool (Nuristan Region)
. Ornate Wooden Window Shutter (Nuristan Region)
. (3) 3rd - 5th Century Gandhara Sculpture Heads (Buddha/Novices)
. Ivory Necklace in the Form of a Fish
. Collection of 20 Decorative Silver Buttons/Closures
. Five-Sided Wolen Pile Bag known as an “Ok Bosh”
. Embroidered Silk on Linen Bridal Bed Cover “Suzanni”
. 19th Century Turkoman Prayer Rug. "Hatchlou Engsi"
. Authentic Afghan Pakol Hat
ISBN 978-0-615-2403704
Soft Cover, 64 pages
Click to purchase single copies: http://www.imagesofafghanistan.com
All Images © Joseph N. Hoyt
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Developed for museum, library and university galleries with a focus on "Culture," "History," and "Natural History."
Keywords: Architecture/Buildings; South/Central Asian Culture; Immigration/Immigrant Cultures, Geography, Photojournalism
MAN IN PAKOL HAT
ON THE ROAD TO BADAKHSHAN PROVINCE
This well-dressed, well-groomed man wears a pakol hat made of fine woolen felt. The hat is common amongst the men of the region of the Afghan provinces of Nuristan and Konar. Some scholars have linked the appearance of the pakol to the invasions of Alexander the Great in the 4th century B.C. Regardless of its origin, it is now distinctly Afghan and quite popular.
THE VILLAGE OF LASH-E JOVEYN, 1971
Deep in the southwest desert, near the Iranian border and the fabled ruins of Chakhansur, where the Helmand River seems to disintegrate into marshes and seasonal lakes, this ancient town presents itself as a vision from another age. The distinctive domed architecture and construction, known as jumbazee, is reminiscent of desert architecture the world over. Constructed without wood, the mud brick homes provide welcome reprieve from the desert heat.
FOUR UZBEK SHEEPHERDERS
BADAKHSHAN PROVINCE.
These young men, wearing typical long robes, or chapans, tend their flock near their home. The entrance to their compound is seen in the background: a tall mud and rock wall with a wooden entry door.
THE GREAT BUDDHA
BAMIAN, 1970
Two huge Buddhas carved into the sandstone cliffs at Bamian are Afghanistan’s most recognized archeological symbols. Created in the 3rd – 5th centuries A.D. and standing some 175 feet tall, the larger of the statues dominated this lovely valley for more than 1500 years before being destroyed by Taliban extremists who saw them as idolatrous symbols contrary to the tenets of Islam.
Through powerful black and white images and historic artifacts, visitors will discover the fascinating history of the once peaceful Afghanistan--its people, landscapes and ancient ruins in a poor but culturally and historically rich nation.
EXHIBITION INSTALLATION PHOTOGRAPHS
EXHIBITION BOOK (soft cover)
