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        "tombstone": "Towards Another Land, 2012. Calligraphy by Hassan Massoudy (Iraq, 1944-), text by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Iranian, 1207\u20131273). Pigments on paper; paper: 74.9 x 54.9 cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 2013.65",
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        "title": "Towards Another Land",
        "creation_date": "2012",
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        "technique": "pigments on paper",
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        "department": "Islamic Art",
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        "measurements": "Paper: 74.9 x 54.9 cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.)",
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                "inscription_translation": "\"Towards another land\u2014a country where only light reigns,\" by poet and Sufi mystic Rumi (1207\u20131273).",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 380961,
                    "title": "Islamic art rotation",
                    "description": "<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).",
                    "opening_date": "2013-12-16T05:00:00"
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                "description": "Collection of the artist to Sundaram Tagore Gallery",
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                "date": "2012\u2013",
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                "description": "(Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)",
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                "date": "?\u20132013",
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        "did_you_know": "Instead of following traditional classical styles of Arabic calligraphy which were written with deep brown ink, Massoudy developed his own distinctive styles and introduced a masterful use of vibrant colors in his compositions.",
        "description": "This dynamic calligraphic art by the Iraqi artist Hassan Massoudy integrates three styles of Arabic script. Large Arabic letters with strong sweeping curves washed in opalescent turquoise complement the small text written in his elegant version of angular Kufic script. It reads, \"Towards another land\u2014a country where only light reigns,\" by the Iranian poet Rumi. Silhouetted script in the central area contributes to the vibrant harmony of this stunning work. <br><br>Hassan Massoudy grew up in Iraq where he practiced calligraphy but had to emigrate in order to study figure painting. In Paris, however, calligraphy became increasingly prominent in his art, eventually it took over, and has also been incorporated in his performance art.",
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                "https://archive.org/details/clevelandart-2013.65-towards-another-land"
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        "citations": [
            {
                "citation": "Mackie, Louise W. \u201c2013 Acquisitions: Islamic Art.\u201d <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 54, no. 2 (March/April 2014): 15.",
                "page_number": "Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 15",
                "url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2014-02"
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        "updated_at": "2026-03-27 00:00:28.442000"
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