Rania Matar
Anna 17, Winchester, MA

Anna 17, Winchester, MA

© 2009 Rania Matar

Anna 17, Winchester, MA
Anna 17, Winchester, MA
ArtistLebanese, born 1964
CultureLebanese
Titles
  • Anna 17, Winchester, MA
  • from the series A Girl and Her Room
Date2009
PlaceWinchester, Massachusetts, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 16 1/8 × 24 1/4 in. (41 × 61.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/8 × 27 7/8 in. (49.2 × 70.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2010
Object number2011.265
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionDuring the confusion of adolescence, a girl’s bedroom can be a place of comfort and security. For Anna, the subject of Rania Matar’s picture, it is her most sacred space, where her polished pink toenails peek through ripped tights, and where her intense gaze matches that of Jimi Hendrix in a poster reflected above her in a mirror. Matar’s powerful and intimate series of girls in their rooms explores the shared experiences of coming of age, as well as the intricacies of being a young woman in a specific time and place.
ProvenanceThe artist, Brookline, Massachusetts; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower right: [signature] / 2010 / # 1/15
Signed in pencil on verso lower right: Rania Matar

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