the art critic, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra, considered as his finest were inspired by arabesque and the nobility of Arabic script. He married in 1960 and had three children, two daughters and a son. Amal, the eldest daughter is married and living in Los Angeles, USA. She has two sons George Mouwafaq Gharib and Peter Mouwafaq Gharib. The second daughter, Shetha, lives in Doha, Qatar, and has followed in her father's footsteps by becoming an artist and a writer. His youngest son, Faris, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son Christopher Michael, and Daughter Dilana Shakay. Faraj Abbo al Numan died in Baghdad on the 5 March 1984. Work Faraj Abbo is often remembered as the painter who always wore a suit, even while working. He is among a small group of post-war Iraqi artists who won international recognition Yet, his work is difficult to classify. In his early career, he was noted for portraiture, but in his later career he became known for work that was distinctly Iraqi and abstract. He authored a specialized book in fine arts, The Elements of Art, published by Dolphin Publishing Company in 1984, (two volumes in Arabic), which became a basic reference for art students and researchers. He participated in more than 60 exhibitions <ref>Rivera, E.," Artist's Retrospective in Doha," The Peninsula," 12 May 2009</ref> and his work is part of the permanent collections of prestigious galleries and institutions, including: Baghdad University, Baghdad Airport and the Jordan National Gallery, Amman. Select list of paintings Islamic Abstract Ornamentation oil on canvas, 1970s Islamic Abstract Calligraphy'' oil on canvas, 1980s See also Hurufiyya movement Iraqi art List of Iraqi artists References External links Modern Art Archive - Electronic resource maintained by Iraqi artists that includes reproductions of artworks, many of which were looted from the Museum of Modern Art in 2003 and remain missing. These works are not accessible in any other public source. 1921 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Iraqi painters Abstract painters Artists from Baghdad Iraqi contemporary artists Iraqi expatriates in Egypt Iraqi expatriates in Italy