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Artists›Anna Boghiguian

Anna Boghiguian

Egyptian-Canadian, 1946

WA-00035233

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WikidataQ20724924

MoMA

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BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/48044
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Anna Boghiguian is an Egyptian artist born in 1946 who works across drawing, painting, and collage to document urban environments and social conditions. Her practice combines observational notation with mixed media assemblage, creating layered compositions that function as visual archives of everyday life. Working since the postwar period, her work investigates the relationship between personal testimony and collective memory through accumulated marks and found materials.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (15)

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City by the River - Amazon

2013 · Graphite, encaustic, gouache and colored pencil on khadi paper, in eleven sheets

a, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k: 11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in. (30 × 21 cm) b: 11 13/16 × 15 3/4 in. (30 × 40 cm) i: 8 1/4 × 11 13/16 in. (21 × 30 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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City by the River - Cairo

2013 · Graphite, encaustic, gouache and colored pencil on khadi paper, in eleven sheets

a, c, d, f, g, h, i, j, k: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (30.8 × 21 cm) b: 11 3/4 × 16 1/2 in. (29.8 × 41.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Unfinished Symphony

2011 · Pencil, crayon, watercolor, and collage on paper

Each: 30 × 21 cm (11 13/16 × 8 5/16 in.); 29.9 × 21 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2011 · Gouache on paper

15 3/4 × 11 3/4" (40 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and pencil on paper

16 3/8 × 11 5/8" (41.6 × 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache, crayon, and pencil on paper

15 5/8 × 11 3/4" (39.7 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and crayon on paper

15 3/4 × 11 3/4" (40 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and pencil on paper

16 1/2 × 11 5/8" (41.9 × 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache, crayon, and pencil on paper

15 5/8 × 11 3/4" (39.7 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache, crayon, and pencil on paper

15 3/4 × 11 3/4" (40 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and pencil on paper

16 1/2 × 11 5/8" (41.9 × 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and pencil on paper

15 5/8 × 11 3/4" (39.7 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled

2011 · Gouache and pencil on paper

15 5/8 × 11 3/4" (39.7 × 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache and crayon on paper

16 1/8 × 13" (41 × 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2011 · Gouache on paper

16 1/2 × 11 5/8" (41.9 × 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

15 published of 27 catalogued · 23 with image

MoMA
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The Met
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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