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Kamal Boullata

Born

in Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine

January 01, 1942

Died

August 06, 2019

Genre

Art, History, Poetry

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Kamal Boullata was a Palestinian writer, artist and art historian.

He worked primarily with acrylic and silkscreen. His work was abstract in style, focusing on the ideas of division in Palestinian identity and separation from homeland. He expressed these ideas through geometric forms as well as through the integration of Arabic words and calligraphy.

Boullata wrote poetry and exhibit reviews, and studied and wrote about art history, art theory, and Palestinian arts. He was published often by the Journal of Palestine Studies (JPS). He has written introductions and exhibit reviews for other artists such as Sophie Halaby, Steve Sabella, and ‘Asim Abu Shaqra.

One of Boullata’s most highly regarded books is Palestinian Art: From 1850 to the Presen ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 106 ratings · 17 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Women of the Fertile Crescent: An Anthology of Arab Women's Poems 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Palestinian Wedding: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Palestinian Poetry by Kamal Boullata (Illustrator), Abdelwahab M. Elmessiri (Editor), A. Emlessiri (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Begin Here: Poems for Palestine and Lebanon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belonging and Globalisation: Critical Essays in Contemporary Art & Culture really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Palestinian Art: From 1850 to the Present by Kamal Boullata, John Berger (Preface) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faithful Witnesses: Palestinian Children Recreate Their World by Kamal Boullata, John Berger (Preface) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Exits: Paintings by Hani Zurob really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steve Sabella: Works 1997-2013 by Kamal Boullata (Contributor), Steve Sabella (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	World of Rashid Hussein by Kamal Boullata (Editor), Mirene Ghossein (Editor), Naseer Hasan Aruri (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1979	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kamal Boullata: Bilqis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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