Abu Ghraib series

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The Abu Ghraib series is a collection of paintings and drawings by Fernando Botero that graphically depict the torture and abuse of prisoners at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, serving as a powerful political and human rights statement.

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Abu Ghraib series canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art series ⓘ
drawing series ⓘ
painting series ⓘ
artisticStyle exaggerated bodies ⓘ
volumetric figures ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Iraq War ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Colombia ⓘ
creator Fernando Botero ⓘ
creatorNationality Colombian ⓘ
creatorStatement Fernando Botero donated the series to a museum rather than selling it ⓘ
linked to: Botero donation
depicts American soldiers ⓘ
Iraqi prisoners ⓘ
chains ⓘ
dogs used to intimidate prisoners ⓘ
hooded prisoners ⓘ
humiliation ⓘ
physical torture ⓘ
donatedAs permanent collection ⓘ
donatedTo University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
exhibitedAt American University Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Museo Nacional de Colombia ⓘ
Palazzo Venezia, Rome ⓘ
linked to: Palazzo Venezia

University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
firstExhibitedIn 2005 ⓘ
genre human rights art ⓘ
political art ⓘ
protest art ⓘ
hasPart drawings ⓘ
large-scale canvases ⓘ
paintings ⓘ
works on paper ⓘ
inspiredBy Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal ⓘ
photographs from Abu Ghraib prison ⓘ
languageOfWork none ⓘ
mainSubject Abu Ghraib prison ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
prisoner abuse ⓘ
torture ⓘ
movement figurative art ⓘ
politicalPosition anti-torture ⓘ
critical of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
purpose criticize U.S. military abuses ⓘ
denounce torture ⓘ
raise awareness of human rights violations ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted early 2000s ⓘ
useOfColor earth tones ⓘ
muted palette ⓘ

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