University at Albany Fine Art Collections : UAlbany Artwork : Rwandan Hutu Refugees waiting for medical attention, Benaco, Tanzania, from the book The Silence, Chapter 2, Purgatory [19991642A]

[ A black and white photograph of 13 individuals standing and sitting on a grassy surface. The sky is bright in the background, and to the right edge of the composition is the front of a truck. All of the individuals in the foreground look directly into the camera, except for one towards the center of the composition who is facing left and a smaller individual hiding. Most of the individuals appear to be wrapped in an outer layer article of clothing. ]

Gilles Peress

Rwandan Hutu Refugees waiting for medical attention, Benaco, Tanzania, from the book The Silence, Chapter 2, Purgatory , 1994

Artwork Type: Photographs

Medium: Gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions: 12 x 19 in. (31.75 x 48.26 cm)

Accession #: 19991642A

Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation , Gift of Adam Brown

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