Fahrelnissa zeid biography of rory

Fahrelnissa zeid biography of rory.

The Iraqi Princess Who Turned the Art World Upside Down

Art & PhotographyWho, What, Why

As a new retrospective of her work opens at Tate Modern, we examine the enduring influence of Fahrelnissa Zeid

TextHolly Black

Who?

Born into the Turkish elite and made an Iraqi princess by marriage, Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901-1991) went far beyond the anticipated role of a royal spouse and socialite.

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She was one of very few women who attended the Imperial School of Art in Istanbul at the beginning of the 20th century, and travelled extensively with her first husband, the literary figure Melih Devrim, in order to visit the greatest museums in Europe and study the works of Old Masters and the Renaissance.

By 1933 she had entered her second marriage to Prince Emir Zeid Al-Hussein, and was introduced to Istanbul’s contemporary art scene by her step-son, an acclaimed art critic and newspaper columnist. This new exposure saw Zeid exhibit with the experimental d Group, but she never t