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Blinding Light

Zarina American, born India
2010
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Blinding Light
  • Artist: Zarina (American, born Aligarh, India 1937–2020 London)
  • Date: 2010
  • Medium: Gold leaf on Japanese paper
  • Dimensions: 72 11/16 × 36 5/8 in. (184.7 × 93 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Gioconda King, by exchange, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.495
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Zarina Hashmi
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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