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Social Realism Journeys

Cambodia, What's the matter, can't you help my mother?, 1980

What's the matter, can't you help my mother?, 1980

Oil on canvas
50 x 35 in
127 x 90 cm
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I was in one of the hospitals in the camps when I heard this cry from this little girl. She was trying to get the attention of the French doctor...
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I was in one of the hospitals in the camps when I heard this cry from this little girl. She was trying to get the attention of the French doctor and questioning: "I thought you were a doctor, what's the matter, can't you help my mother?" But the doctor was just nodding his head as the mother already passed away.
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