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Untitled, from the series I Need a Hero

Untitled, from the series I Need a Hero

Artist/Maker (Pakistani, b. 1969)
Date2005
MediumWatercolor, white gouache, and thread on paper
DimensionsOverall: 19 × 12 1/2 in. (48.3 × 31.8 cm)
Frame: 25 3/4 × 19 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (65.4 × 50.5 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Driek (OC 1965) and Michael (OC 1964) Zirinsky
Edition13/25
PortfolioI Need a Hero
Object number2021.59.14
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Ambreen ButtMore Information
As an Islamic woman living in Texas, Butt addresses global histories of art and gender. She was trained in Indian and Persian miniature painting in Lahore and adapts this genre, frequently featuring a female heroine in Western clothing. Her protagonist wields swords against demons, serpents, and other enemies—symbolic of sexism, assault, and personal struggles faced by women in Pakistan and around the world.
ProvenanceDriek and Michael Zirinsky, Boise, ID; by gift 2021 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Border Crossings: Contemporary Art from the Zirinsky Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 10, 2025 - June 1, 2025 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • On View
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