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Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists

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Description for Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists Hardback. The rich history and culture of the Arab American people is found in the passionate works of its artists. This book includes the work of several of these artists. The artists featured herein include: Susan Abdelsalam; Mahmoud Al Obaidi; Lily Bandak; Wasma Chorbachi; Nihad Dukhan; Khalil Gibran; Sari Khoury; Jayce Salloum; and Afaf Zurayk. Series: Artists of the American Mosaic. Num Pages: 336 pages, 101 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 780.
The rich history and culture of the Arab American people is found in the passionate works of its artists. Whether they be traditional media such as painting and calligraphy, or more sophisticated media such as digital work and installation, the pieces represent the beauty of heritage, the struggles of growing up in war-torn countries, the identity conflicts of female artists in male-dominated societies, and the issues surrounding migration to a Western culture very different from one's own. Many of the artists included here, though their works appear in museums and galleries throughout the world, have never before been featured ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Artists of the American Mosaic
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313337307
SKU
V9780313337307
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About Fayeq S. Oweis
Fayeq S. Oweis is an Arab American artist and a professor of Arabic Language and Culture at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He has a PhD in interdisciplinary studies with focus on Arabic and Islamic arts. As an artist, he designed the exterior entranceway murals and the calligraphy of the interior dome of the Arab American National Museum in ... Read more

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A list of resources on Arab American artists and Arab culture in the United States is a useful entrée to organizations, museums, cultural and community centers, workshops, and other nonprofit institutions involved in access to and promotion of the Arab American artistic and cultural community.
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