Sophie Halaby in Jerusalem: An Artist's Life

by Laura S. Schor

Book Overview

A pioneer among Palestinian artists, Sophie Halaby was the first Arab woman to study art in Paris, subsequently living independently as a professional painter in Jerusalem throughout her life. She was born in 1906 in Kiev to a Russian mother and a Christian Arab father. Her family fled to Jerusalem in 1917 in the wake of the Russian Revolution. Her life was marked by violence and war, including the Arab Revolt from 1936 to 1939, the Nakba in 1948,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815611129
• ISBN13: 9780815611127
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 9.9"