American

Art

School

US army did not just bring freedom to the Iraqi people but it also engaged a group of contemporary artists and art professors to introduce American high art and culture to the Iraqi people. American artists dressed as Marines gave some practical lessons of American modernism to the traditionally oriented Iraqi audience. Artists decided to use portraits of the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein as teaching aids because they can be found everywhere around the country.

Click the small images above to see the results of American art lessons in Iraq.

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