Abd al-Karim Qasim
Photo Source: All original photos are screen capture from archival Iraq’s 2/8/1963 television broadcast.
2012-2013 Misprints
2013. Pigmented inkjet monoprint on acetate film, overlay on digital transparency film, mounted vellum, 9 x 12 in.
2013. Pigmented inkjet monoprint on acetate film, overlay on digital transparency film, mounted vellum, 9 x 12 in.
2012. Pigmented inkjet monoprint on acetate film, overlay on acetate film, mounted on acetate film, 9 x 12 in.
2012. Pigmented inkjet monoprint on acetate film, mounted Bristol board, 5 x 7 in.
February 8, 1963. Baghdad, Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq, Abd al-Karim Qasim
In office: 14 July 1958 – 8 February 1963
Qasim was overthrown by the Ba’athist coup of February 8, 1963. He “was given a short trial and he was shot soon after. Later, footage of his execution was broadcast to prove he was dead.”
– Coughlin, Con (2005). Saddam: His Rise and Fall.