Happy Days Cut Short

Creator

Adam Qamar

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing of happy days in a Darfuri village with children playing. However, their those good days were cut short after helicopter gunships attacked the villages.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pens and crayons or colored pencils on a lined notebook page of a group of human figures engaged in several different activities. A woman and a child are seen with a ball by their feet with another child and a man standing nearby, possibly indicating the group are playing soccer. An older person with a cane is seen walking around, and several birds are seen milling around, with one of them perched at the top of a tree. A depiction of a helicopter, a house, and a multicolor pyramid are also seen.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00144-A

Recommended Citation

Qamar, Adam, "Happy Days Cut Short" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 23.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/23