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Maker:
Nja Mahdaoui, born 1937, Tunisia  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 41.2 x 51 cm (16 1/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
Type:
Drawing and Collage
Geography:
Tunisia
Label Text:
Mahdaoui regards text as an intricate part of the composition, being careful to balance its use as both language and visual form. In so doing, he creates a rhythmic, even melodic, flow to these works, wherein the attention to line required in calligraphic work unites the forms and colors.
Exhibition History:
Encounters with the Contemporary, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 7, 2001-January 6, 2002
Content Statement:
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Image Requests:
High resolution digital images are not available for some objects. For publication quality photography and permissions, please contact the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at https://africa.si.edu/research/eliot-elisofon-photographic-archives/
Topic:
Writing  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Object number:
96-20-14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Nja Mahdaoui
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7e41604d4-3bc3-49d8-9d92-548ab309bd1c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_96-20-14