Zarina Hashmi papers
name: label: Creator
content: Zarina
topic: label: Topic
content: Muslim artists
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content: Printmakers -- India
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content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
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content: Sculptors -- India
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content: Women artists
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content: Photographs
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content: Women sculptors
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content: Women printmakers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 by Zarina Hashmi.
creator: label: Creator
content: Zarina
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content: Zarina Hashmi papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York artist Zarina Hashmi date from 1950-2015. The extent measures 1.1 linear feet and 4.28 gigabytes. This small collection documents Hashmi's life and career through biographical material; correspondence with friends, dealers, and curators; writings, including diary pages, a digital video recording of a lecture, and notebooks; project files containing sketches, studies, and reference material; printed material; and over 100 photographs from various stages in the artist's life.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Zarina Hashmi (1937- ) is an artist living and working in New York City. Born in Aligarh, India, Hashmi studied mathematics before discovering printmaking and papermaking in the 1960s. She studied intaglio with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in Paris, and woodblock printing at Toshi Yoshida Studio in Tokyo. Through printmaking, drawing, and sculpture, Hashmi explores themes of geographical and social borders, migration, and home, often incorporating text in her native Urdu.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.28 Gigabytes
label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.zarina
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Gigabytes
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content: Diaries
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content: Sketches
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content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1974-2015 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1991-2014 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 2000s-2012 (3 folders, 4.28 gigabytes; Box 1, ER01)

Series 4: Project Files, 1970s-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1, OV 2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1970s-2013 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 6: Photographs, 1950-2000s (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2017.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York artist Zarina Hashmi date from 1950-2015. The extent measures 1.1 linear feet and 4.28 gigabytes. This small collection documents Hashmi's life and career through biographical material; correspondence with friends, dealers, and curators; writings, including diary pages, a digital video recording of a lecture, and notebooks; project files containing sketches, studies, and reference material; printed material; and over 100 photographs from various stages in the artist's life.