Tahir Emra (10 March 1938 – 7 October 2024) was an Albanian painter. He was a member of the

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo The Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts (, ) is the national academy of Kosovo. History and organization The Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts is the highest institution of science and art in Kosova, with headquarters in Prishtina, establish ...

Life and career

Tahir Emra was born on 10 March 1938, in

Gjakova Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...

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(now

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

). He attended the School of Arts of

Peja Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the Peja's Lumbar ...

. 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 was 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 was a member of the

. In 2013, a monograph was published by the Academy on the occasion of Emra's 75th birthday. Emra died on 7 October 2024, at the age of 86.Der Akademiker Tahir Emra ist verstorben

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emra, Tahir 1938 births 2024 deaths 20th-century Albanian painters Kosovan painters Artists from Gjakova Members of the Kosova Academy of Sciences and Arts