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Layla Al-Attar was born on 7 May, 1944 in Baghdad, Iraq, is an Iraqi artist and painter (1944–1993). Discover Layla Al-Attar's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?
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49 years old |
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Taurus |
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7 May 1944 |
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7 May |
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Baghdad, Iraq |
| Date of death |
27 June, 1993 |
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Baghdad, Iraq |
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Iraq
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Layla Al-Attar Height, Weight & Measurements
At 49 years old, Layla Al-Attar height not available right now. We will update Layla Al-Attar's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Layla Al-Attar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Layla Al-Attar worth at the age of 49 years old? Layla Al-Attar’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Iraq. We have estimated Layla Al-Attar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Layla Al-Attar (ليلى العطار; May 7, 1944 – June 27, 1993) was an Iraqi artist and painter who became the Director of the Iraqi National Art Museum.
Through her art, al-Attar expressed ideals that attempted to recognize the importance of women in all spheres of society.
Al-Attar graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1965, and was among the first female graduates from that program.
Al-Attar also took part in the Kuwait Biennial (1973), the first Arab Biennial (Baghdad 1974), the second Arab Biennial (1976), the Kuwait Biennial (1981), and won the Golden Sail Medal in the Cairo Biennial (1984).
Her sister, Suad al-Attar, is also an artist who now lives and works in London.
The idea was that nobody would be able to get into the hotel, where most foreign visitors to Iraq stayed in the 1990s, without stepping on Bush’s face.
Additionally, some allege that Al-Attar used pieces of her destroyed home during the American bombings in 1991 to create this controversial mosaic.
She became the Director of the Center for National Art (now the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art), a post she held until her death in 1993.
Al-Attar held five one-woman shows in Iraq, and took part in all national and other collective exhibitions held in the country and abroad.
On 27 June 1993, Al-Attar, her husband, and their housekeeper were killed by a U.S. missile attack on the Iraqi Intelligence main building which was just behind her house, ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The building was hit by 24 rockets.
Two misfired and hit their house accidentally, per her son's testimony.
The attack also blinded Al-Attar's daughter.
There are some rumours the misfire was intended due to an unflattering mosaic of President George H. W. Bush, designed by Al-Attar, laid onto the floor at the entrance to the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad.
The mosaic was removed when Baghdad was captured on 9 April 2003.
Her death was met with an angry response in Baghdad.
The character Layal in the play Nine Parts of Desire is based on Al-Attar.
Author Heather Raffo, stated that she saw a painting by Al-Attar in an art gallery and was curious about it.
This inspired her to write the play.
While the Al-Attar character is central in it, the character is written as fictional and does not depict any specific relation to the real Layla Al Attar
Kris Kristofferson dedicated and wrote a song about Al-Attar, called "The Circle", which appears on his live album Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco.
In the live introduction to the song on that CD, Kristofferson explains that it covers both the death of Layla Al-Attar and the problem of Los desaparecidos, the Argentines who "disappeared."
They were secretly arrested and murdered by the Argentinian dictatorial government.
He states that he linked the two as examples of governments taking no responsibility for the deaths of non-combatants.
Marta Gomez later covered the song on a tribute album, ''The Pilgrim.
A celebration of Kris Kristofferson'', adding a verse in Spanish.
