Tahir Emra is an Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 painter. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo is the national academy of Kosovo.- History & Organization :The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo was founded on December 20, 1975 by decision of the Assembly of Kosovo. Its first president was Esad Mekuli, who is considered to be the father of...

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

Kosovo

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. He attended the School of Arts of Peja. 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 Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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 in the 1970s and the 1980s. Currently he is a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo

The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo is the national academy of Kosovo.- History & Organization :The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo was founded on December 20, 1975 by decision of the Assembly of Kosovo. Its first president was Esad Mekuli, who is considered to be the father of...

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