Motherland
Etching
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Jamal Shah was born in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Jamal obtained a Master's in English Literature from Balochistan University in 1978. He later obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art, London. This work was made by the artist in London whilst studying at the Slade School.
In this etching we see an arched wall divided into a talismanic square containing part of the Arabic text (Quranic cxii, Al Tauhid) referring to the Unity of God. At the side, we observe a male dancer with raised arms whilst in the foreground is a group of women and children with a chicken in the lower right corner. To the left as if to signal hope we see a child sitting in a ray of light.
In this etching we see an arched wall divided into a talismanic square containing part of the Arabic text (Quranic cxii, Al Tauhid) referring to the Unity of God. At the side, we observe a male dancer with raised arms whilst in the foreground is a group of women and children with a chicken in the lower right corner. To the left as if to signal hope we see a child sitting in a ray of light.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Motherland (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed in ink on paper; etching |
| Brief description | Etching, 'Motherland' by Shah Jamal, etching or acquatint on paper, London, 1988 |
| Physical description | Etching, in ink on paper, an arched wall is divided into a talismanic square containing part of the Arabic text (Quranic cxii, Al Tauhid) referring to the Unity of God. A male dancer with raised arms stand at the side. In the foreground is a group of women and children with a chicken in the lower right corner. A child sits to the left in a ray of light. |
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| Content description | An arched wall is divided into a talismanic square containing part of the Arabic text (Quranic cxii, Al Tauhid) referring to the Unity of God. A male dancer with raised arms stand at the side. In the foreground is a group of women and children with a chicken in the lower right corner. A child sits to the left in a ray of light. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated in pencil 'Jamal Shah 88' on lower right. |
| Object history | The artist made this print along with several others in the collection while he was studying at the Slade School of Art. Gift from artist. Rps 88/1624. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Jamal Shah was born in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Jamal obtained a Master's in English Literature from Balochistan University in 1978. He later obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art, London. This work was made by the artist in London whilst studying at the Slade School. In this etching we see an arched wall divided into a talismanic square containing part of the Arabic text (Quranic cxii, Al Tauhid) referring to the Unity of God. At the side, we observe a male dancer with raised arms whilst in the foreground is a group of women and children with a chicken in the lower right corner. To the left as if to signal hope we see a child sitting in a ray of light. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.58-1988 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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