He worked for some time as a drawing and art teacher in Al-Abaseyya High School in Alexandria.[1] He went on to fame in the 1960s as he was appointed head of the Museum of Modern Arts. In 1962, he was appointed head of the Opera. In 1966, he joined Al-Ahram. He painted more than 35 paintings, for Al-Ahram that decorate the walls of its building. Overall, he painted 15000 paintings and held more than 80 art fairs for his work in Egypt, Venice, New York City, San Francisco, Geneva, Beirut, Kuwait and Jeddah.[2] He also participated in 67 collective fairs in Egypt.[2]
He’s work is also part of the White House collection and is on rotation and often displayed in the White House
He was granted the highest awards in Egypt and internationally, among them in 1961 was the Guggenheim Award. In 2001, he was honored alongside Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz in the soft opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which was entitled “The brush and the pen," by publishing a book about his work.
He remained in the position of the artistic consultant for Al-Ahram till his death. He died, at the age of 95, on February 6, 2007 of bladder cancer. He is survived by a son, Ayman, who is also a painter, and two grandchildren.[4]
His work in collected by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, and included in its permanent exhibition. In 2018, his work titled 'Metaphysic' was acquired by the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah and is now part of a long-term exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum.[5]
salah, taher, 1911, 2007, egyptian, painter, worked, some, time, drawing, teacher, abaseyya, high, school, alexandria, went, fame, 1960s, appointed, head, museum, modern, arts, 1962, appointed, head, opera, 1966, joined, ahram, painted, more, than, paintings, . Salah Taher 1911 2007 was an Egyptian painter He worked for some time as a drawing and art teacher in Al Abaseyya High School in Alexandria 1 He went on to fame in the 1960s as he was appointed head of the Museum of Modern Arts In 1962 he was appointed head of the Opera In 1966 he joined Al Ahram He painted more than 35 paintings for Al Ahram that decorate the walls of its building Overall he painted 15000 paintings and held more than 80 art fairs for his work in Egypt Venice New York City San Francisco Geneva Beirut Kuwait and Jeddah 2 He also participated in 67 collective fairs in Egypt 2 He s work is also part of the White House collection and is on rotation and often displayed in the White HouseHis work was shown in numerous exhibitions sometimes in collaboration with institutions like the Institut des cultures arabes et mediterraneennes in Geneva 2017 3 He was granted the highest awards in Egypt and internationally among them in 1961 was the Guggenheim Award In 2001 he was honored alongside Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz in the soft opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina which was entitled The brush and the pen by publishing a book about his work He remained in the position of the artistic consultant for Al Ahram till his death He died at the age of 95 on February 6 2007 of bladder cancer He is survived by a son Ayman who is also a painter and two grandchildren 4 His work in collected by Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha and included in its permanent exhibition In 2018 his work titled Metaphysic was acquired by the Barjeel Art Foundation in Sharjah and is now part of a long term exhibition at the Sharjah Art Museum 5 References edit Salah Taher 6 contemporary artists Retrieved 2020 01 26 a b Egyptian embassy in USA website ICAM 2017 04 06 Exposition d artistes arabes contemporains a L OMPI WIPO Jusqu au 20 04 2017 2017 04 05 Institut des cultures arabes et mediterraneennes ICAM Archived from the original on 2020 01 26 Retrieved 2020 01 26 Ahram weekly article Archived 2007 03 14 at the Wayback Machine A Century in Flux Barjeel Art Foundation 2018 04 24 Retrieved 2020 04 26 External links editZamalek art gallery Salah Taher Official Gallery https www barjeelartfoundation org exhibitions a century in flux nbsp nbsp This article about an Egyptian painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salah Taher amp oldid 1186808695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
