Sherin Guirguis
Mashrabeya

Mashrabeya

© 2009 Sherin Guirguis Studio

Mashrabeya
Mashrabeya
ArtistAmerican, 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
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Houston Fine Art Fair," George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, 15–18 September, 2011.

"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.

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