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Chester Higgins
Eyes of Allah, Islam [Muslim Woman]

2007

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About the Item

Mat 36 x 30 inches Paper 31 x 25 inches Image 28 x 22 inches Edition 11 of 25 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil with artist's copyright stamp on verso Captured in 1990, printed April 12, 2007 Higgins has been a staff photographer for The New York Times since 1975. As one of the premiere African American photographers working today, he continues to exhibit his work throughout the country and abroad. In this black-and-white platinum/palladium print, Higgins focuses on the eyes of a woman cloaked in a customary Islamic garb. The white cloth brings stark focus to the eyes of the subject which reveal an interior presence within the subject. Higgins’ work deals with issues of memory, place, and identity, of which he expresses through the medium of photography. His art gives visual voice to both personal and collective memories.
  • Creator:
    Chester Higgins (1946, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2007
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU142105873

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