neon yellow poster board; image of two lines of people facing the L side of the image; large tree at top and L side of image; building with "Americans ofis" written on it at UL corner; man in uniform with two cars, below two flags in LL corner

%C2%A9 Hassan Nor

Refugees II, 2010s

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Families carrying their belongings walk up to a U.S. officer who leans against a flagpole with the Somali and U.S. flags. In this condensed image of exile and immigration, people leave Somalia as refugees to the U.S. for a new life. The artist was one of them and settled in Minneapolis in 2002. A sign on the office building in the background reads “JVA,” which stands for Joint Voluntary Agency. This is a U.S. faith-based organization that works for the Department of State to document and process overseas refugees for admission to the United States.

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Title
Refugees II
Artist Life
1936–2020
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.48.1
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neon yellow poster board; image of two lines of people facing the L side of the image; large tree at top and L side of image; building with "Americans ofis" written on it at UL corner; man in uniform with two cars, below two flags in LL corner

© Hassan Nor

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