Jannat, from the series, Notes from the Desert

Object Details

• Artist

  Gauri Gill (India, born 1970)

• Printer

  Black and White on White, Inc.

• Provenance

  From 2016 to 2017

  Gauri Gill, New Delhi, India. [1]

  From 2017

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the artist, Gauri Gill, New Delhi, India. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] The photo was given to the museum by the artist, Gauri Gill in 2017. See Acquisition Justification, object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Notes from the Desert: Photographs by Gauri Gill (September 17, 2016 to February 12, 2017)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Gauri Gill (India, born 1970)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Gift of the artist

• Type

  Photograph

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  2010s, 1990s

• Name

  Gill, Gauri

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Contemporary Art, Art, Portraits, Girl

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Photographs, Mirrors