Naziha Salim [SEP] cause of death
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".
See also.
- Iraqi art
- Islamic art
- List of Iraqi artists
- * List of Iraqi women artists
- Mohammed Hajji Selim (father)
External links.
- Naziha Salim page (including two paintings) at IraqiArt.com
Naziha Salim
Naziha Salim (, 1927–15 February 2008) was an Iraqi artist and painter, described by the country's president, Jalal Talabani, as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art".
Life.
Naziha Salim was born into a family of Iraqi artists living in Turkey. Her father, Hajji Mohammed Salim (1883-1941) was a painter, while her brother, Jawad Salim, has been cited as one of Iraq's most important modern sculptors. Her parents were