I Am Its Secret
Shirin Neshat, Iranian, born 1957
1993
Chromogenic color print
Edition of 250
Image: 18 7/8 × 12 11/16 in. (48 × 32.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 12 11/16 in. (49.5 × 32.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Virginia and Preston T. Kelsey 1958 Fund
2022.62
Geography
Place Made: Iran, Western Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Course History
Religion 28.04, Middle Eastern Studies 19.05, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies 43.06, Gender in Islam, Zahra Ayubi, Summer 2023
Religion 16.05, Middle Eastern Studies 17.20, The Qur'an and the Prophet, Emily Silkaitis, Winter 2024
Religion 16.01, Middle Eastern Studies 6.02, An Introduction to Islam, Emily Silkaitis, Spring 2024
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, New York; to artnet Auctions, November 8, 2022, lot 138140; sold to present collection, 2022.
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