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Suchitra Mattai Guyana, b. 1973
Anarkali the queen, 2022
Gouache, vintage dollhouse wallpaper, and wallpaper on paper
20 x 15 in
50.8 x 38.1 cm
50.8 x 38.1 cm
8794
Though Suchitra Mattai invented the woman in this image, she is named for Mattai’s grandmother. “I saw her as a feisty heroine,” Mattai says. Loving respect for memories of past...
Though Suchitra Mattai invented the woman in this image, she is named for Mattai’s grandmother. “I saw her as a feisty heroine,” Mattai says. Loving respect for memories of past role models is evoked by the vintage dollhouse wallpaper supporting Mattai’s image of Anarkali The Queen. This piece belongs to a series Mattai debuted in 2023, memorializing super heroines as embodiments of feminine empowerment.