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Atlas of My World (Six Works)

Zarina American, born India

2001

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 450

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Atlas of My World (Six Works), Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London), Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

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Title: Atlas of My World (Six Works)

Artist: Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London)

Date: 2001

Medium: Portfolio of 6 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Indian handmade paper

Dimensions: Sheet size:
H. 25.5 in. (64.8 cm)
W. 19.5 in. (49.5 cm)
Image size: Variable

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Promised Gift of Zarina

Object Number: L.2019.61.1a–g

Rights and Reproduction: © Zarina

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