Art Depicting Pashtuns by non-Pashtuns


The painting above is simply called "In Afghanistan" and was painted by NYC artist Eleanor Gilpatrick. In her own words she describes her inspiration:

"It is a based on a photograph in an exhibit by Afghan women university students, 2005. The photo shows that Afghan women are not forced to wear the Burqa and can travel without a male family member, such as on this remote village road. But Taliban and religious terrorist rule has influenced women to cover their faces with a Chadar (scarf). Before, women would only cover their heads, not their faces. I had permission to use the photo as a basis for my painting from the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), which sponsored the exhibit."




This is a small collection of paintings depicting Afghan women by various non-Afghan artists that I had saved in an online album.










Afghan 'a la rose by Catherine Gibault
Catherine Gibault - Virtual Galleries Catherine Gibault



Afghanistan 2007 by Durar Bacri




Afghani Mother & Child, Kyber Pass, 1920 by Charles Bartlett
Watercolor painting of an Afghani mother and child at the Kyber Pass. Painted in Hawaii in 1920.
http://www.robynbuntin.com/ItemDetai...roductID=12597





I am unsure who is the artist of the painting below.


3 comments:

  1. beautiful! especially the portraits! thank you for sharing.

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  2. .... MAERI TAZA GHAZAL KAEY ASHAHAR MAIN NAEIN ABI SAFA AE QARTASS PAR LIKHAEY HEIN ....................... 1) KITNAEY MARAEY RUNG CHAIHRAEY PAEY TARAEY SAJAHAEY ......... PAR MERAEY KHAW_AAB KIYAUN TUJAEY NAAN BHAYAEY ....... AHB DAIKHU HUR PASAEY MARAEY KITNAEY MAH_SAKHAR GHARURAEY ......TARAEY SAATH RAIHTAEY KIYUAN KAR JAB HUAEY SAB MERAEY SAHAEY ...........................

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