▁remembered ▁as ▁a ▁painter , ▁he ▁also ▁designed ▁post ers ▁and ▁produced ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁book ▁covers . ▁His ▁early ▁work ▁features ▁Arab ic ▁letter ing , ▁but ▁over ▁time ▁the ▁call ig raph y ▁became ▁f ain ter . ▁ ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁expl oring ▁new ▁media ▁and ▁materials ▁was ▁maintained ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁The ▁art ▁critic , ▁J ab ra ▁I bra him ▁J ab ra ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁combine ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁abstract ▁and ▁figur ative ▁styles : ▁▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁tracks ▁left ▁by ▁tradition ▁is ▁a ▁theme ▁that ▁J uma ie ▁takes ▁up ▁in ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁For ▁example , ▁P ages ▁from ▁Old ▁Books ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mixed ▁media ▁art works ▁that ▁creates ▁an ▁ill usion ▁of ▁surfaces ▁on ▁which ▁fragments ▁of ▁script ▁have ▁been ▁written . ▁ ▁The ▁notion ▁of ▁traces ▁is ▁particularly ▁evident ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best - known ▁works , ▁Bul let ▁Trace ▁( 1 9 6 7 ); ▁a ▁powerful ▁work ▁that ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁shock ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁day ▁war . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Jordan ▁permanent ▁collection ; ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁Bag hd ad ; ▁The ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Ol sq ; ▁The ▁Arab ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund , ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁and ▁The ▁International ▁Labor ▁Organ ization , ▁Gene va . ▁ ▁Select ▁list ▁of ▁art works ▁ ▁Bul let ▁Trace