Biographical material dates from 1974-2015 and consists of exhibition files, a copy of a high school certificate, identification and membership cards, a few invoices, and a resume.
Description Container Select Exhibition Files, 1974-2012 Select: Exhibition Files, 1974-2012 High School Certificate (photocopy of 1953 document), circa 2000 Select: High School Certificate (photocopy of 1953 document), circa 2000 Identification and Membership Cards, 1993-2013 Select: Identification and Membership Cards, 1993-2013 Invoices, 2012-2013 Select: Invoices, 2012-2013 Resume, 2015 Select: Resume, 2015
A small amount of correspondence dates from 1991-2014 and is both personal and professional. Some personal correspondence is written in Urdu, while other letters and postcards are in English. Professional letters are from dealers and curators.
Writings date from 2000s-2012 and includes a few copies of diary pages written in Urdu; lectures files containing announcements, a draft, and a digital video recording; and two notebooks with lists, sketches, and notes about various projects.
Description Container Select Diary Pages (photocopies), 2000s Select: Diary Pages (photocopies), 2000s Lectures, 2001-2011 Select: Lectures, 2001-2011Scope and ContentsIncludes born digital material, see ER01 Lecture, Hashmi in Conversation with S. Kalidas, digital video recording, 2011 Select: Lecture, Hashmi in Conversation with S. Kalidas, digital video recording, 20114.28 Gigabytes2 computer files Notebooks, circa 2001, circa 2009-2010 Select: Notebooks, circa 2001, circa 2009-2010
Project files date from 1970s-2010 and includes sketches, studies, prints, mock-ups, layout diagrams, and references for art projects. Stencils made for silkscreen prints are also included here.
Description Container Select "Homes I Made" Book Project, 1994 Select: "Homes I Made" Book Project, 1994 "Names of Cities", 2000s Select: "Names of Cities", 2000s "Tears of the Sea", 2010 Select: "Tears of the Sea", 2010 "Through the Window Lightly", 2000s Select: "Through the Window Lightly", 2000s Assorted Project Files, 1970s-2000s Select: Assorted Project Files, 1970s-2000s Oversized Assorted Project Files, 1970s-2000s Select: Oversized Assorted Project Files, 1970s-2000s
The printed material dates from 1970s-2013 and documents Hashmi's career and exhibition history through announcements, clippings, and exhibition catalogs.
Photographs date from 1950-2000s and depict Hashmi at all stages of her life, and in many of the locations she has lived and visited, including New Delhi, Karachi, Lahore, Paris, London, Tokyo, Bangkok, and her birthplace, Aligarh, India. Locations in the United States include New York City, Santa Cruz, and the Bay area. The series also contains photographs of artworks and exhibition installation.
Description Container Select Zarina Hashmi and Others, Abroad, 1950-2000s Select: Zarina Hashmi and Others, Abroad, 1950-2000s Zarina Hashmi and Others, United States, 1975-2000s Select: Zarina Hashmi and Others, United States, 1975-2000s Artworks and Installations, 1980s-2000s Select: Artworks and Installations, 1980s-2000s