Ten woodcuts by Zarina: based on Urdu proverbs

A portfolio of woodcut prints based on Urdu proverbs. The beautifully printed images evoke a feeling of mystery and earthiness using bold, abstract shapes and the symbols of a mountain, hand, snake and night sky.

Out of print.

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Holdings

University of Delaware, Rochester Institute of Technology, Yale University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cincinnati Public Library, The New York Public Library

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Metadata

Title:

Ten woodcuts by Zarina: based on Urdu proverbs

Other titles:

10 woodcuts by Zarina

Date of publication:

1991

Place of publication:

Rosendale, NY

Publisher:

Women's Studio Workshop

Subjects:

Urdu Proverbs

Dimensions:

28 x 23 cm.

Number in edition:

20

Paging:

10 art prints

Paper:

Handmade Nepalese paper

Printing method:

Woodcut, chine colle

Binding:

Portfolio

Funding source:

National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, Women's Studio Workshop

Printer:

Zarina

Binder:

Zarina

Other notes:

Leaf in Arabic script follows prints.