At-Tahir Nasr ad-Dugaini
Ships at the harbor
Africa, Libya
1978/79
Mixed technique on paper
Donated to the museum by the Libya-GDR Friendship Association in 1984
NAf 5958
This children's drawing depicts ships in a port.
Following the scientific cooperation between the museum and the Libyan Studies Center in Tripoli, representatives of the museum made several research trips to Libya in the 1980s. In 1984, the museum received a large donation from the Libya-GDR Friendship Association. In addition to several copies of the Muammar Gaddafi's so-called “Green Book,” the donation included a series of children's drawings documenting life in Libya. The drawings depicted everyday scenes such as work, school, and sports, but also political demonstrations and military actions.
Frank Usbeck