Vera Tamari
Vera Tamari
Ceramic and sculptural artist
Born in Jerusalem in 1945, Tamari received her undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Beirut in 1966. She specialized in Ceramics at the Institute of Statale per la Ceramica in Florence, Italy from 1972 to 1974, and obtained an M. Phil. degree in Islamic Art and Architecture from the University of Oxford in 1984.
Vera Tamari’s iconic installation refers to the hundreds of olive trees that have been destroyed. The olive is not only an essential food staple, but also a medicine, a cosmetic and a symbol for the attachment of Palestinians to the land. The wanton destruction of hundreds of these ancient trees by settlers and military forces is one of the many great tragedies of the occupation of Palestine.
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"Vera Tamari's Lifetime of Palestinian Art" by Taline Voskeritchian
Returning : Palestinian family memories In clay reliefs, photographs and text by Call Number: DS125.3.T26 A3 2022Publication Date: 2022
Land, Memory and Belonging: A conversation about art and education in Palestine with Vera Tamari
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