Painting the Middle East
Ann Zwicker Kerr
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Description for Painting the Middle East
The watercolours in this volume are an expression of the author's affection and fascination for the Middle East, painted during her many sojourns there starting in the mid-1950s and continuing to today. They are unashamedly romantic and the antithesis of the turmoil in the region. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 144 pages, 89 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFCC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 680.
The watercolours in this volume are an expression of the author's affection and fascination for the Middle East, painted during her many sojourns there starting in the mid-1950s and continuing to today. They are unashamedly romantic and the antithesis of the turmoil in the region. The 89 watercolours and photographs are woven together with a brief narrative that brings the context in which they were painted or photographed to the reader. The book is divided into four areas where the author painted: Lebanon, North Africa, Egypt and the Holy Land.
The watercolours in this volume are an expression of the author's affection and fascination for the Middle East, painted during her many sojourns there starting in the mid-1950s and continuing to today. They are unashamedly romantic and the antithesis of the turmoil in the region. The 89 watercolours and photographs are woven together with a brief narrative that brings the context in which they were painted or photographed to the reader. The book is divided into four areas where the author painted: Lebanon, North Africa, Egypt and the Holy Land.
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
Number of Pages
132
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815607526
SKU
V9780815607526
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About Ann Zwicker Kerr
Ann Zwicker Kerr is the coordinator of the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program at University of California at Los Angeles and a frequent speaker on the Middle East. Painting the Middle East is a companion to her first book Come with Me from Lebanon, also published by Syracuse University Press.
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