Naziha Salim
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Naziha Salim was an Iraq
i artist and painter, described by the country's president
, Jalal Talabani
, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art.
Naziha Salim was born into a family of Iraqi artists living in Turkey
. Her father was a painter, while her brother, Jawad Salim, has been cited as one of Iraq's most important modern sculptors. In the 1940s, she graduated from the Baghdad
Fine Arts Institution and continued her education in Paris
. In the 1960s Salim returned to the Fine Arts Institute as a teacher and remained at the school until her retirement in the 1980s.
Naziha Salim suffered a stroke in 2003, which left her paralyzed. She lived for another five years, dying in Baghdad at the age of 81. President Jalal Talabani
called her death a "big loss to Iraqi art and culture".
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i artist and painter, described by the country's president
President of Iraq
The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." The President is elected by the Council of...
, Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish....
, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art.
Naziha Salim was born into a family of Iraqi artists living in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Her father was a painter, while her brother, Jawad Salim, has been cited as one of Iraq's most important modern sculptors. In the 1940s, she graduated from the Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
Fine Arts Institution and continued her education in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In the 1960s Salim returned to the Fine Arts Institute as a teacher and remained at the school until her retirement in the 1980s.
Naziha Salim suffered a stroke in 2003, which left her paralyzed. She lived for another five years, dying in Baghdad at the age of 81. President Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish....
called her death a "big loss to Iraqi art and culture".