Zeid produced many portraits, mainly of friends and family (but also including a larger-than-life picture of Donald Trump). About Someone from the Past, she wrote: I am a descendent of four civilizations. In my self-portrait ... the hand is Persian, the dress Byzantine, the face is Cretan and the eyes Oriental, but I was not aware of this as I was painting it. (http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/fahrelnissa-zeid-22764/lists/four-key-works)