Hannibal Alkhas
Hannibal Alkhas (1930 – 2010) was a sculptor, painter and author.[1] He was born in 1930 in Iran into an ethnic Assyrian and Christian family and spent his childhood and teenage years in Kermanshah, Ahwaz and Tehran. In 1951, Hannibal Alkhas moved to the United States in pursuit of his education and studied philosophy for three years at Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois.
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| Born | June 16, 1930 |
| Died | September 13, 2010 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Fine art |
| Alma mater | Firooz Bahram High School School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, art critic and teacher, translator and writer |
| Known for | Alkhas was one of the contemporary Iranian painters who spent more than thirty-five years of his life studying and teaching. |
| Political party | Tudeh Party of Iran |
From 1953 to 1958 he attended the Art Institute of Chicago where he earned his Bachelor's and Masters of Fine Arts.
In 1959, after the death of his father, the famous Assyrian writer Rabi Adai Alkhas, Hannibal Alkhas returned to Iran and began to teach painting, drawing, and art history at the Tehran School of Fine Arts for the next four years. During this time he established the Gilgamesh gallery, where aspiring young artists were introduced. In 1963 he returned to the United States and taught a Monticello College in Illinois where he became the chairman of the art department.[2]
In 1969 Hannibal again returned to Iran and spent the next eleven (11) years teaching at Tehran University [6].
He taught at Islamic Azad University in Iran.[3]
Hannibal Alkhas has also created book illustrations, written poems and translated many poems to and from Assyrian. His works have been displayed in numerous exhibitions in Iran, Europe, Canada, Australia and the US.
Hannibal Alkhas died on September 14, 2010 at the age of 80 in the United States. He was suffering from cancer.[4][5]
References
change- ↑ "Hannibal Alkhas / Painting / Elahe Gallery :: Persian online art gallery". elahe.net. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ "Hannibal Alkhas". hannibal-alkhas.org. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ "Emirates Tribune". emiratestribune.com. Retrieved 22 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "PressTV - Iranian painter Hannibal Alkhas dies". presstv.ir. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ↑ "Sculptor and painter Hannibal Alkhas dies at 80". mehrnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.