The Husband, Sister-in-Law and Mother-in-Law Plot to Kill Champa, while She Dozes Battered and Exhausted from the Chores Given to Her, in the Kitchen

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A series of twelve paintings 'When Champa Grows Up'. Each depicts an episode in the life of a young girl who has an arranged marriage and is then murdered by her in-laws (a dowry murder). The paintings are based on the life of a young girl known to the artist.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Title

The Husband, Sister-in-Law and Mother-in-Law Plot to Kill Champa, while She Dozes Battered and Exhausted from the Chores Given to Her, in the Kitchen

Date

1984–1985

Medium

tempera on sanghaneri paper

Measurements

H 22 x W 35 cm (E)

Accession number

L.F35.1990.8.0

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist, 1986

Work type

Painting

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