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Untitled (Silver Woman), from the series “Daughters of the East”

A woman's figure made of white-and-silver designs is contrasted against a black background. The woman's feet dissolve into a white circular pattern. The background has small intricate designs throughout.
Ambreen Butt, Untitled (Silver Woman), from the series “Daughters of the East”, 2008; Etching, aquatint, spit-bite aquatint, drypoint, and hand coloring on paper, 25 x 19 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Karen Canner Moss; © Ambreen Butt; Photo by Stephen Petegorsky
Close up of Untitled (Silver Woman), from the series “Daughters of the East”
A woman's figure made of white-and-silver designs is contrasted against a black background. The woman's feet dissolve into a white circular pattern. The background has small intricate designs throughout.

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Ambreen Butt

  • Title

    Untitled (Silver Woman), from the series “Daughters of the East”

  • Date

    2008

  • Medium

    Etching, aquatint, spit-bite aquatint, drypoint, and hand coloring on paper

  • Dimensions

    25 x 19 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Karen Canner Moss

  • Image Credit

    © Ambreen Butt; Photo by Stephen Petegorsky

  • On Display

    No

The Artist, Ambreen Butt

Pakistan-born artist Ambreen Butt expands the visual language of traditional Indo-Persian manuscript painting to tell the stories of women in contemporary political culture.
In a bust-length image, a woman with black hair and medium-toned skin wears a dark blue headscarf and stands in front of an abstract artwork.