Pashtoonz Culture and History

Art Depicting Pashtoonzs by non-Pashtoonz 

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

      This is a small collection of paintings depicting Afghan women by various 

                 non-Afghan artists that I had saved in an online album. 

  The painting below 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 005. 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."

                                                          Afghan Boy by Jane Fletcher

 
                                                     Kids in the doorway by Julia Collard

                                                            Pashtoon girl by Heyyyjude

                                         Afghan 'a la rose by Catherine Gibault

                                            Afghanistan 2007 by Durar Bacri

             Afghani Mother & child Kyber Pass, 1920 by Charles Bartlett