About Jewad Selim Baghdad Modern
In 1951 the sculptor Jewad Selim founded the Baghdad Modern Art Group around the credo *istilham al-turath* — drawing inspiration from heritage. His Freedom Monument on Tahrir Square fuses Sumerian relief with European modernism: 14 bronze castings of 25 figures on a raised travertine slab, read right-to-left like Arabic.
This design system distills that monument into screen language — deep aged-bronze and earth-brown grounds, incised Kufi line, turquoise accents on cast metal, and the narrative cadence of bas-relief that flows from right to left.
- Origin
- Baghdad, Iraq — Middle East
- Era
- 1951–1961 (Baghdad Modern Art Group; Freedom Monument unveiled 1961)
- Key figures
- Jewad Selim · Baghdad Modern Art Group
- Movements
- Baghdad modernism · istilham al-turath · Sumerian relief revival
Jewad Selim Baghdad Modern design spec
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