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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Rwanda

Rwanda, Gilles Peress, 1994

Gilles Peress, portrait

Gilles PeressFrench, 1946

Rwanda

1994 · Photograph · 22.23 × 32.23 cm

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Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Sep 25, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

During times of natural disasters, plague, and war reliable sources of water can become contaminated by runoff containing bacteria or human and animal feces resulting in deadly typhoid and cholera which spread quickly. Here, a wounded woman collects raindrops while trying to survive the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Particulars

1994 · aged 48

1946now

Accession number: 95.46.10

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Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos

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