Untitled (1990s)

Photograph

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Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP)

Name/Title

Untitled (1990s)

Entry/Object ID

2022.152

Description

This photograph features a woman in a long black abaya walking toward a beige stone tower. It is difficult to determine exactly what Bandak intended to capture. The woman may be approaching a religious site, though her destination and purpose remain unknown. This ambiguity lends the photograph an air of mystery, inviting viewers to contemplate and imagine the moment in which Bandak snapped the photo. Authored by Wafa Ghnaim

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Historical Region

Palestine (فِلَسْطِين)

Continent

Asia

Collection

Permanent Collection

Cataloged By

Wafa Ghnaim

Category

Photographs

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Lily Bandak

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1990

Place

Country

Jordan (الأردن)

Continent

Asia

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Bottom right corner

Transcription

Signature of Lily Bandak

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

18 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State

Delaware

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

type: travel date: 1995-2010 certainty: precise notes: Lily had a darkroom in her home in Delaware, and this photograph was likely printed at that time.

Place

City

Washington, DC

State/Province

District of Columbia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

type: travel date: 2024 certainty: precise notes: The photograph was donated to the Museum of the Palestinian People.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of the Bandak family

Reproductions

Notes

This is an authentic reproduction, mounted and signed by Lily Bandak.