About Gibran Gibran

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Kahlil Gibran
  • Biography

    The following information was provided by Jean English Gibran, biographer of this artist:

    A Lebanese-American artist and poet, known for his philosophical aphorisms, Gibran Kahlil Gibran was the author of "The Madman" and "The Prophet." He illustrated his best-selling books and is associated with the American School of Symbolism.

    He immigrated to Boston in 1894 and was a precocious figure in the Brahmin world of arts and letters.

    He showed his work in Boston & New York during his lifetime.

    Telfair Academy Savannah Georgia has major holdings; as well as his eponymous museum in Besharre, Lebanon....

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