Muhanna Al-Dura

Mohanna Durra
Born1938
Amman, Emirate of Transjordan
(present-day Jordan)
Died24 January 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 82–83)
Amman, Jordan
NationalityJordanian
EducationGeorge Aleef, Jordan; Academy of Fine Arts, Rome (1958)
Known forPioneer of Jordanian art movement, introduced cubism to Jordanian art community
MovementOrientalist themes; Cubism; abstract art
AwardsAl-Hussein Decoration

Mohanna Durra (Arabic: مهنا دره) OSJ (1938 – 24 January 2021)[1] was a Jordanian painter widely regarded as a pioneer of the Jordanian Arts Movement and for being the first to introduce Cubism and abstract art into the Jordanian visual arts community. He was a professor at the Faculty of Fine Art and Design at University of Jordan and served as the President of the Jordan Association of Fine Arts.

  1. ^ "Muhanna Durra, pioneer of Jordanian artistic movement, dies at 83". Ahram Online. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.