Discover the profound artistic journey of Sudanese modernist Ibrahim El-Salahi through *Prison Notebook*, a bilingual English-Arabic art memoir that blends historical significance with extraordinary visual storytelling. This powerful volume documents El-Salahi’s six-month imprisonment through remarkable pen-and-ink drawings, offering both a personal catharsis and a masterpiece of African modernist art. Published in collaboration with MoMA and Sharjah Art Foundation, this collector’s edition includes contextual essays and the artist’s contemporary reflections.
### Key Features
* Facsimile reproduction of El-Salahi’s original *Prison Notebook* drawings
* Bilingual English-Arabic presentation with translated prose
* Scholarly essay by art historian Salah Hassan on the political context
* 76 illustrations across 148 pages of artistic and historical significance
### Specifications
Format: Paperback
Pages: 148
Illustrations: 76
Languages: English & Arabic
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art & Sharjah Art Foundation
### Ideal For
* Art historians studying African and Arabic modernism
* Collectors of politically significant artworks
* Readers interested in prison narratives and artistic resilience
