Jawad Saleem was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Ankara, Ottoman Empire in 1919. He became an influential artist through his involvement with the Iraqi Baghdad Modern Art Group, which encouraged artists to explore techniques that combined both Arab heritage and modern art forms.
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Saleem at the Institute of Fine Arts, Baghdad, 1954
Jawad Saleem statue - Mosul University (second campus).
Jawad Saleem's painting of the Haydar-Khana Mosque
Jawad Saleem in front of the Nasb al-Hurriyya while under construction, 1961
Coffin of Jawad Selim at the Institute of Fine Arts surrounded by his students and colleagues, 1961
Jewad Selim's Mother and Child sculpture (1953) made from macassar ebony and metal wire in two figurines, on display at the Art Institute of Chicago in Gallery 393. Photo by Matthew S Witkovsky/ ARTIC
Woman Selling Material, by Jawad Saleem, in Barjeel Art FoundationIn their orbit 1
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Jawad Saleem was an Iraqi painter and sculptor born in Ankara, Ottoman Empire in 1919. He became an influential artist through his involvement with the Iraqi Baghdad Modern Art Group, which encouraged artists to explore techniques that combined both Arab heritage and modern art forms. He is considered to be one of Iraq's greatest 20th-century sculptors.
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