Artist
Sherin GuirguisAmerican, born Egypt, 1974
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mashrabeya
Date2009
MediumPlywood
Dimensions92 × 94 × 77 in. (233.7 × 238.8 × 195.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nijad and Zeina Fares at "One Great Night in November, 2011"
Object number2011.1004.A-.C
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
"From My Universe: Objects of Desire, Part II," Line Gallery, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California, 26 January–5 February, 2010.
"Under the Knife," Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California, 22 March–10 May, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions
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