Updated: March 14, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Natiq Al Alousi, life as an artist under Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein on a horse at the bronze foundry in Baghdad in 1998. The 10-metre high statue was placed one in Tikrit, another was put on the Boarder of Iraq and Jordan, an area called Trebil. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
Statue for a Martyr at Natiq al Alousi’s workshop in Baghdad in 2000. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
The Last Aggression Monument, for the Presidential Site in North Tikrit, in Natiq Al Alousi’s workshop in 1999. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
The 8-metre Statue of Iraq’s Flag for The Martyrs Memorial “Al Shaheed Monument�. The Monument was dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war and opened in 1983, Al Alousi’s flag was placed in 1999. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
Natiq Al Alousi, bottom left, white hat, jeans and dark jacket, with the Statue of Iraq’s Flag for The Martyrs Memorial prior to its placing at Al Shaheed Monument on the East Side of the Tigris River. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
From left, Taha Wohayib, Natiq Al Alousi and Anas Al Alousi in 1998 at the Bronze Foundry in Baghdad. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
Laith Al Bayati (wearing white) and Anas Al Alousi (holding the sword) at the Bronze Foundry in Baghdad in 1998. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi
Saddam Hussein on a horse being placed at the town of Tharthar in the late 1990s. Courtesy Natiq Al Alousi