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Naziha Salim

Google Doodle celebrates the work and life of Naziha Salim, the Iraqi art influencer

Naziha Salim

On this day in the year 2020, Salim was spotlighted by the Barjeel Art Foundation in their collection of female artists, Google said.

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The doodle for today is a fitting tribute to the style in which Salim painted and her contribution to the arts.

Naziha Salim

Today's doodle is a combination of two photos - Salim holding a brush and her work which always stressed upon rural Iraqi women.

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Notably, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani had once described Salim as "the first Iraqi woman who anchored the pillars of Iraqi contemporary art"

Naziha Salim

Salim was born in the year 1927 in Istanbul, Turkey. Her father was a painter and her mother was an embroidery artist

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Salim also had three brothers who all worked in the arts. Her brother Jawad was widely known as Iraq’s most influential sculptor.

Naziha Salim

Today, Salim’s artwork is on display at the the Sharjah Art Museum and the Modern Art Iraqi Archive.