About this artwork
This portrait is from the series Al Maghrib, taken in and around the rural Moroccan village of Oued Romman. The woman pictured is travelling with her young grandchild to find agricultural work. The anxiety on her face speaks of the strain of the many people around the world who are forced to travel great distances and in all kinds of environments to find employment
Updated before 2020
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artist:Owen Logan (born 1963) Scottish
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title:Oued Romman Train
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date created:About 1986
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materials:Gelatin silver print
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measurements:40.20 x 30.10 cm; mounted: 55.60 x 40.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased from Owen Logan, the photographer, 1989
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accession number:PGP 61.10
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Owen Logan
Owen Logan
Owen Logan was born in Edinburgh in 1963. He has worked as a freelance photographer since 1979. His work has been largely about documenting other cultures. In 1983 he began a series of pictures of the Sikh community both in Britain and abroad. His projects have concentrated on life in Morocco,...
