Tahir Emra (born 1938) is an Albanian painter. He is a member of the

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo ( sq, Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Kosoviensis) is the national academy of Kosovo. History & Organization The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo ...

Biography

Tahir Emra was born on March 10, 1938 in Gjakova,

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. He attended the School of Arts of

Peć Peja ( Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Moun ...

. In 1966 he graduated from the Academy of Figurative Arts of Belgrade. He was a founding member Academy of Figurative Arts of Kosovo in 1974. He is considered one of the proponents of contemporary art in Kosovo in the 1960s. His works were exhibited throughout

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in the 1970s and the 1980s. He is a member of the

. In 2013, a monograph was published by the Academy on the occasion of Emra's 75th birthday.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emra, Tahir Albanian painters 1938 births Living people Kosovan painters Artists from Gjakova