Series VII: Photographs
Scope and Contents
Series of photographs that document the artist exhibitions in Amman, Rome and Jerusalem from the 1960 to 1987. The photographs show the exhibition halls, the state officials that came to inaugurate the exhibitions as well as the audience engaging with the art on exhibit. Other photographs document Nawash's early years studying in Rome, 1959–64, and photographs taken of his artworks.
VII.A. Exhibition Photographs
Scope and Contents
The series includes printed materials related to Ahmad Nawash exhibitions in Amman, and some are in Rome and Jerusalem.
1. Exhibition in Rome, Italy, 1960
2. Solo exhibition in Italy 1964
3. Solo exhibition in Jerusalem, 1965
4. Solo exhibition at the American Cultural Center, Amman 1965
5. Photographs of exhibitions at the University of Jordan. Circa 1970s
6. Photographs of exhibitions at the American Cultural Center, Amman. Circa 1970s
7. Solo exhibition at the University of Jordan, Amman, 1974
8. Solo exhibition at American Cultural Center, Amman, 1975
9. Solo exhibition at Library of University of Jordan, Amman, 1977
10. Solo exhibition at the French cultural Center, Amman, 1978
11. Solo exhibition at the French Cultural Center, Amman, 1979
12. Exhibitions at the American Cultural Center, Amman, 1970s
13. Solo exhibition at Jordan National Gallery for Fine Arts, 1981
14. Solo exhibition at the French Cultural Center, Amman 1983
15. Solo exhibition at the French Cultural Center, Amman 1987
16. Photographs of exhibitions, n.d.
17. Queen Noor with Nawash at an exhibition opening in Amman, n.d.
VII.B. Photographs of Artworks
Scope and Contents
The series includes photographic prints of artworks by Ahmad Nawash taken in different periods and locations. Some photographs are black and white, and some have the artist's handwriting on the back, indicating the work's title.
VII.C. Personal Photographs
Scope and Contents
Collections of personal photographs of Ahmad Nawash while he studied in Rome in 1959 and in Italian cities such as Pisa circa the early 1980s. The series also includes pictures of the artist in different periods of his life and with fellow teachers graduating from the Amman Teachers' College in 1968-69.
VII.D. Photo Envelopes
Scope and Contents
Plastic and paper envelopes in which Nawsh kept his photographs and noted some information related to the content.
