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From the Real to the Symbolic City, from the series, Desert of Pharan

Ahmed Mater2012

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States

TYPE
Photograph
MAKER(S)
Artist: Ahmed Mater (Saudi Arabia, born 1979)
Printer: Grieger GmbH + Co. KG
HISTORICAL PERIOD(S)
2012 (printed 2014)
MEDIUM
Fineart Latex printer and matt 200g unbleached printing paper
DIMENSION(S)
H x W (image): 200 × 165 cm (78 3/4 × 64 15/16 in)
GEOGRAPHY
Saudi Arabia
CREDIT LINE
Purchase -- funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
COLLECTION
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
ACCESSION NUMBER
S2014.5
PROVENANCE
Provenance information is currently unavailable
ON VIEW LOCATION
Sackler: Symbolic Cities: The Photography of Ahmed Mater
CLASSIFICATION(S)
Photograph
KEYWORD(S)
cityscape, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
COLLECTION(S) AREA
Arts of the Islamic World, Contemporary Art
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Copyright with artist
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  • Title: From the Real to the Symbolic City, from the series, Desert of Pharan
  • Creator: Ahmed Mater
  • Date Created: 2012
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

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