Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan (1925-2021) was a Lebanese poet, essayist, novelist, and visual artist, and the author of Sitt Marie Rose In 2003, the academic journal MELUS called her "arguably the most celebrated and accomplished Arab author writing today". In a 2021 obituary, ArtAsiaPacific wrote that Adnan was known in both literary and artistic circles and had become increasingly visible as a painter later in life; her work was exhibited internationally, including at documenta 13, the Whitney Biennial, and the Museum of Modern Art.