Lisa Fattah (1941–1992) was a German-born artist of Swedish descent who lived and worked in Iraq.[1][2]
Lisa Fattah | |
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Born | 1941 Germany |
Died | 1992 Baghdad, Iraq |
Nationality | German-Iraqi |
Education | Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma; Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid |
Known for | Painter |
Spouse | Ismail Fattah |
Fattah studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma graduating in 1963 and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.[1] While she was in Rome, she met Iraqi artist Ismail Fattah, who she later married.[2] After her studies concluded, she moved to Baghdad.
She died in Baghdad in 1992.[1]
Her work often expresses her anger at the violence experienced by the Iraqi people. [3] Her painting Aggression was included in the exhibition Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic World. It is now held in the collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts.[2]
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