Price Upon Request
Afghan Girl (Peshawar, Pakistan)
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Print of Afghan girl. Signed by the artist on verso, numbered, and dated.
Photographic Paper
Price Upon Request
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photo of the iconic "Afghan Girl." FujiFlex Crystal Archive Print . Signed by the artist on verso, numbered, and dated.
Archival Pigment
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Afghan Girl 1984 (printed later C-print on Fuji Crystal archival paper 24 x 20 inches Signed and dated Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contempo...
C Print
Price Upon Request
Afghan Girl (Peshawar, Pakistan)
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Afghan Girl 1984 (printed later C-print on Fuji Crystal archival paper 24 x 20 inches Signed and dated Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contempo...
C Print
Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
A member of Magnum Photos since 1986, many of his images have become modern icons. The Afghan Girl is undoubtedly McCurry’s most recognisable work, and was captured in the Nasir Bagh...
C Print
$795
Afghan Girl iconic poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It is boldly signed by hand by the artist in black marker. Taken in 1984 at an Afghan refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, the Afghan Girl remained anonymous until 2002, when McCurry ...
Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Price Upon Request
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry
By Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Appearing on the front cover of the National Geographic, this photograph is one of Steve McCurry's most iconic works.
Silver Gelatin
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print
By Steve McCurry
Located in Denton, TX
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face by Steve McCurry presents a powerful portrait.
Digital Pigment
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Denton, TX
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 inch digital C-print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper.
Digital
Afghan Girl Hiding Her Face, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse Digital c-type print 24 x 20 inches Edition of 90 Steve McCurry (born 1950) is best known for his evocative colour ...
C Print
Woman in Black, Yemen
By Steve McCurry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
C Print
Monsoon Flora, 1985
By Steve McCurry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
C Print
Candy Factory Worker, 2006
By Steve McCurry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
C Print
Dust Storm, 1983
By Steve McCurry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Price Upon Request
Afghan Refugee
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Contemporary Abstract Portrait of Sharbat Gula on 1985 National Geographic Cover
By Tyler Casey
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract portrait by Texas / Mexico based artist Tyler Casey of Sharbat Gula, also known as "Afghan Girl," as featured on the 1985 cover of the National Geographic magaz...
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Hazrat Ali Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Girl with Green Shawl, Peshawar, Pakistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Archival Pigment
Sharbat Gula, Peshawar, Pakistan (Hand signed)
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
The original photo was taken 1984 at an Afghan refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. The "Afghan Girl" remained anonymous until 2002, when McCurry returned to search for her once again.
Offset
Steve McCurry 'Girl with Green Shawl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956. Image size is 40" x 50" (for 44" x 54" paper size).
Giclée
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956. Image size is 22" x 28" (for 24" x 36" paper size).
Giclée
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956. Image size is 32" x 40" (for 36" x 48"paper size).
Giclée
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956. Image size is 16" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size).
Giclée
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Gainsborough Girls, Studio with Afghan, 1956. Image size is 10" x 12.8" (for 11" x 17" paper size).
Giclée
Price Upon Request
Mahout and His Elephant, Chiang Mai, Thailand
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Child with Thanaka on Face
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Himba Shepherds Take Their Goats to Graze
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Clover Gatherers
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Boys in the Boot of a Taxi
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Candy Factory Worker
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Young Practitioners of the Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
A Grandmother Takes Her Granddaughter Home
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the ...
Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Portrait of a Boy from the Suri Tribe
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Man Reads on Sidewalk
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Eagle Hunter
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Pilgrim, Colored Blocks
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Gondolier on Canal
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Rowing on Dal Lake
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Hilltop View of Chefchaouen
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Gi...
Archival Pigment
Steve McCurry 'Boys Play with Hoops'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Hilltop View of Chefchaouen'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Woman enters Medieval Rock-Hewn Church'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Kathmandu Valley Harvest'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It shows a young girl of about 12 years of age living as a refugee from the Afghan war in Pakistan.
C Print
Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
no edition number. Artist's serial number on verso label: .0375. printed 2011 Signed and affixed with artist label verso; Certificate of Authenticity in binder
Modern Afghan Gabbeh Rug, Multicolored, Kids Room Rug, Girls Room Rug
Located in New York, NY
No general ground tone, but a closely set nested single-size lozenge pattern with broken tons of rust, straw-goldenrod, teal-celadon, light and medium blue and yellow-buff. All abras...
Wool
Portraits by Steve McCurry Photography Book
By Steve McCurry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
In 1985, he photographed an Afghan girl for the National Geographic. The intensity of the subject's eyes and her compelling gaze made this one of the most widely and consistently ce...
Paper
"The Afghan Girl" Sharbat Gula
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Afghan Girl with Hands on Face
Sold|$795
Afghan Girl poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
It is boldly signed by hand by the artist in black marker. Taken in 1984 at an Afghan refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, the Afghan Girl remained anonymous until 2002, when McCurry ...
Offset, Lithograph, Felt Pen
Sharbat Gula, Afghan girl, Pakistan,
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Portraits by Steve McCurry Photography Book
By Steve McCurry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
In 1985, he photographed an Afghan girl for the National Geographic. The intensity of the subject's eyes and her compelling gaze made this one of the most widely and consistently cel...
Paper
Sold|$2,200
Gypsy Boy With Knife, Hungary, 1972
Located in London, GB
I didn't see such a shocking photography like the "Gypsy boy with knife" since I saw the Girl from Afghanistan a few years ago on the National Geograhic's front cover...Tamas Revesz ...
Steve McCurry is an American photographer who gained international acclaim for his arresting portrait of a young refugee known simply as Afghan Girl.
Originally published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, the photograph shows a young Pashtun orphan, later identified as Sharbat Gula, who was living in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, during the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The image is emblematic of McCurry’s work, which has brought him to war zones across the globe. Rather than focusing on the violence of the battlefield, McCurry seeks to capture the human face of conflict, distilling what is universal and recognizable in each portrait.
McCurry was born in Philadelphia and attended Penn State University, graduating cum laude with a degree in theater arts in 1974. After several years working at a newspaper in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, he left to work as a freelancer in India, where he honed his skill for capturing unguarded moments in daily life. Just prior to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, in 1979, he crossed the border from Pakistan into Afghan rebel–controlled territory, wearing native garb to disguise himself, with rolls of film sewn into his clothing. The photographs he took there were among the first in the world to document the conflict, and his work was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for “photographic reporting from abroad.”
Over the course of his career, McCurry has documented daily life alongside conflicts in Cambodia, the Philippines, the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Iraq, Afghanistan and Tibet. Though his photos depict serious and sometimes frightening situations, his ability to connect with subjects and capture something of their personalities allows his images to transcend the documentarian distance of wartime journalism. The results are real portraits that happen to be set in tough situations. Welder in a Ship Breaking Yard, Mumbai, India (1994), for instance, reveals only the subject’s eyes, but they’re so intently fixed on McCurry’s lens that they seem to express volumes. Monk Running on Wall (2004) shows a young monk defying gravity as he skitters along an exterior wall of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, over the heads of his friends. Like a Baroque painting, McCurry’s picture captures a moment of dynamic action that reveals something instantly recognizable in a subject from another part of the world.
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