Jellal Ben Abdallah, 1921-2017

Artist Overview

Artist name:Jellal Ben Abdallah

1921–2017
Place of Birth: Tunis, Tunisia
Date of Birth: May 26, 1921
Place of Death: Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia
Date of Death: November 9, 2017
Active Country: Tunisia, France, and Sweden

Works of Art: 3

Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), Orchestre sous-marine (Underwater Orchestra)

Orchestre sous-marine (Underwater Orchestra), 1969

Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), Orchestre sous-marine (Underwater Orchestra)
Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017)
Orchestre sous-marine (Underwater Orchestra)
1969
Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), untitled

untitled, circa 1980s

Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), untitled
Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017)
untitled
circa 1980s
Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), untitled sketch ("underwater orchestra")

untitled sketch ("underwater orchestra"), circa 1960s

Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017), untitled sketch ("underwater orchestra")
Jellal Ben Abdallah (1921–2017)
untitled sketch ("underwater orchestra")
circa 1960s

Exhibitions: 6

Holding Pattern: New Works at the Spencer Museum
Susan Earle, curator
Kris Ercums, curator
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2014–2015
Race, Gender, and the "Decorative" in 20th-Century African Art: Reimagining Boundaries
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Jessica Gerschultz, curator
2017–2018
Race, Gender, and the "Decorative" in 20th-Century African Art: Reimagining Boundaries
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Jessica Gerschultz, curator
2017–2018
Interweaving Cultures along the Silk Road(s)
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Interweaving Cultures along the Silk Road(s)
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2020
Art and Activism: 50 Years of Africana Studies at KU
Jessica Gerschultz, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2021