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1964 Mercenary Paratrooper Attack on [Bukavu], Zaire

Tshibumba Kanda

Artwork Details

1964 Mercenary Paratrooper Attack on [Bukavu], Zaire
late 20th century
Tshibumba Kanda
paint on flour sack
24 1/8 x 15 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (61.28 x 39.05 x 2.86 cm)
Gift of Allen Roberts in memory of Mary Kujawski Roberts and Dr. Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts
2019/2.122

Description

Physical Description:

Two men in military uniforms pointing guns toward the viewer's right with men in parachutes descending from the sky toward the ground. Men are lying on the ground in the background.

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