A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook by Cook, Rajie
A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook by Cook, Rajie

A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook

A REMARKABLE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART AND MIND OF ACCLAIMED PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER -- Rajie Cook is...
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A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook by Cook, Rajie

A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook

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A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook by Cook, Rajie

A Vision for My Father: The Life and Work of Palestinian-American Artist and Designer Rajie Cook

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Author: Rajie Cook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A REMARKABLE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART AND MIND OF ACCLAIMED PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER -- Rajie Cook is the son of Palestinian immigrants Najeeb and Jaleela Cook who came to the US in search of peace and opportunity for themselves and their family. This memoir is a tribute to them, but evolves into a narrative of how their son made his mark on the international stage of graphic design. For Rajie, art is an organic expression of what moves him, his art activism is his gift to the world. Sight, what we see and what we think we see, is a major theme in this narrative. On one level, Rajie gives sight back to his father who was blinded in the early 1930's by the ravages of cataract. Najeeb could not share in the excitement of Rajie's starting a graphic design firm that was acclaimed for its excellence. Najeeb could not see the symbols Rajie and his partner created which the world relies upon to navigate transportation symbols and public places. He died before "seeing" his talented son shake the hand of an American president. Perhaps Najeeb's greatest legacy was his love for Palestine. Rajie has shared his father's love for the Palestinian people, and began to travel to the Middle East. Now, using his art as his voice, his camera as a partner, Rajie has lifted the veil of what people see or think they see with regard to the Palestinian people. Some of his photographs are disturbing, his experiences equally unsettling because Rajie narrates the truth as he sees it. The pain of the Palestinian people cries out through Rajie's art and activism--the horror of the Occupation, the brutality of life that Palestinian children experience every day. Rajie wants the world to see what he has seen, and, like his father before him, yearns for peace to come to this troubled and tortured region. The image of Najeeb sitting by his radio is replaced by the image of Roger working in his studio, both men wishing for a peace that seems forever elusive. His assemblages, posters, and artwork have been featured in art shows throughout the United States and internationally. Provocative yet truthful, Rajie's vision is recorded in his art. In his own words, "My art will be my voice long after I have gone. It will never be silenced."

Author: Rajie Cook
Publisher: Interlink Books
Published: 09/01/2017
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.98lbs
Size: 11.50h x 9.20w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781566560320


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/21/2018

About the Author
Cook, Rajie: - Rajie Cook is an internationally recognized graphic designer, artist, and activist--and the son of Najeeb and Jaleela Cook from Ramallah, Palestine. In 1967, he cofounded Cook and Shanosky Associates, Inc., a design firm, in New York City. He and his colleagues received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence in 1984 for creating the universal pictograms that guide travelers through airports, train stations, and hotels. The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum acquired the Symbols Signs project in 2003. At 54, he made his first trip to Palestine. It was a life-changing, spiritual journey that turned him into a peace activist. Through poster art, sculptural assemblages, and film, he calls attention to the plight of the Palestinian people and the injustices they face. The father of two grown daughters, Rajie Cook lives in rural Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Peggy.

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