When I Close My Eyes

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Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life.

Aired 06/25/2024 | Expires 06/25/2029

When I Close My Eyes

Special | 24m 2sVideo has Closed Captions

Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life.

His ability to paint portraits of Saddam Hussein likely saved his life. Oil painter Samir Khurshid reflects on his own tumultuous life growing up surrounded by death and chaos in war-torn Iraq. His densely layered work is heavily influenced by both the cross-cultural chaos of life as a refugee in the U.S. as well as his past, modern religion, ancient mythology, politics, and daily emotional life.

Aired 06/25/2024 | Expires 06/25/2029

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When I Close My Eyes

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Aired 06/25/2024 | Expires 06/25/2029

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