Tahir Emra

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Tahir Emra
Born1938-03-10
NationalityAlbanian
Alma materAcademy of Figurative Arts, Belgrade
Known forPainting

Tahir Emra (born 1938) is an Albanian painter. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.

Biography

Tahir Emra was born on March 10, 1938, in Gjakova, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1] He attended the School of Arts of Peć.[1] In 1966 he graduated from the Academy of Figurative Arts of Belgrade. He was a founding member Academy of Figurative Arts of Kosovo in 1974. He is considered one of the proponents of contemporary art in Kosovo in the 1960s.[1]

His works were exhibited throughout Yugoslavia in the 1970s and the 1980s. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.[1] In 2013, a monograph was published by the Academy on the occasion of Emra's 75th birthday.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elsie, Robert (2004). Historical dictionary of Kosova. Scarecrow Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-8108-5309-4.
  2. ^ Bardhyli, Alda (2 November 2013). "E errëta e Tahir Emrës". Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). Retrieved 19 July 2017.