Washington, District of Columbia
NIZAR ALLI JAWDAT (Age 96) Former co-owner of St. Luke's Gallery for old master art in Washington, DC, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at a Washington DC retirement home. Mr. Jawdat was born in Damascus, Syria, to Ali Jawdat al-Ayoubi, then governor of Aleppo and a leader of the Arab...
Read More"Jawdat" means "Quality" in Arabic and Nizar certainly lived up to his name. Wise, gentle, informed and kind. How his native Iraq could do with more like him. Farewell old friend and thanks for forty years' friendship. Condolences to Ellen and family from Christopher and Sarah Foley, London
Christopher Foley
February 22, 2017 | London UK
I have many fond memories of the summer of '72 spent with the Jawdat family. Nizar and his wife Ellen were so welcoming to me. I was a very young girl from Scotland and they introduced me to a whole new world. My deepest condolences to the Jawdat family.
Liz Smart (nee Nall)
February 01, 2017 | Toronto, ON
To the Jawdat family I have often thought of you and your wonder-filled gallery since the warm welcome (with aromatic tea) that I received years ago. You created a special civilized place in this city, and I was delighted to write about St. Luke's for Where magazine. I retired in 2015 but still write about art and architecture, recalling my moments with Piranesi and Maes, et al, there. Sending sympathy to you who have lost this wise, charming gentleman.....Jean Lawlor Cohen
Jean Cohen
February 01, 2017 | Chevv Chase, MD
My condolences to family and friends. May the pleasant memories you cherish and the peace of God comfort and sustain you in your time of need.
-RM
January 29, 2017
