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Photo: Scott Leen
Better a Flowering Tree than a Daughter
Photo: Scott Leen

Better a Flowering Tree than a Daughter

Date2010
Maker Gunjeshwari Kumari Indian
Object number2021.32.23
ProvenanceThe artist or Mithila Art Institute; purchased by Ethnic Arts Foundation, Berkeley, California, 1977-2014; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Published ReferencesSzanton, David L. and Malini Bakshi. Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. San Francisco: Ethnic Arts Foundation, 2007.
Credit LineGift of David Szanton on behalf of the Ethnic Arts Foundation
DimensionsPainting: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm) Frame: 33 1/2 x 27 in. (85.1 x 68.6 cm)
MediumAcrylic paint, paper
Photo: Scott Leen
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