Radi, Nuha al- (1941–2004)
Radi, Nuha al- (1941–2004)
Iraqi artist and diarist. Born Jan 27, 1941, in Baghdad, Iraq; died of leukemia, Aug 31, 2004, in Beirut, Lebanon; dau. of an Iraqi diplomat who was ambassador to Iran, India and Suad Munir Abbas; sister of Selma al-Radi (archaeologist); studied at Byam Shaw School of Art and Chelsea Pottery in London.
Taught at American University of Beirut (1961–63); produced ceramic wall reliefs (1971–75); began painting, etching and making sculpture from found objects (1990); had many solo exhibitions; published Baghdad Diaries about her experiences during the 1991 Gulf War (1998); returned to Beirut (1995); died of the leukemia that she thought might be connected to the hundreds of tons of depleted uranium the allies fired at Iraqi tanks in 1991.
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