A student not known to us, from a middle school for girls in Tripoli
Children playing in the street
Africa, Libya
1978/79
Mixed media on paper
Donated to the museum by the Libya-GDR Friendship Association in 1984
NAf 6024
This children's drawing depicts a scene of children playing in the street, dressed in “Western” or European clothing. A mosque can be seen in the background.
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 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