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Funeral held in West Bank for Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour
The celebrated painter and co-founder of the League of Palestinian Artists died at age 79.
The short version
- Renowned Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour died at the age of 79, with his funeral held at a church in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank.
- Mansour was widely recognized for his artwork depicting Palestinian identity and landscapes, including his famous 1973 painting Camel of Hardship.
- Throughout his career, Mansour helped shape the local art movement by co-founding cultural organizations, teaching, and pioneering the use of natural materials like mud and straw during the first intifada.
Key facts
- Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour died at the age of 79, and a funeral service was held in Birzeit near Ramallah.[BBC News]
- Mansour was born in Birzeit in 1947 during British Mandate Palestine.[BBC News]
- He co-founded the League of Palestinian Artists, the International Academy of Art, and helped establish the New Vision collective during the first intifada.[BBC News]
- His famous 1973 painting, Camel of Hardship, portrays an elderly porter carrying Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock on his back.[BBC News]
- Mansour's works are held in major global institutions, including the British Museum, the Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi, Mathaf in Doha, and the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.[BBC News]
Sources
- Funeral held for renowned Palestinian artist Sliman MansourBBC News - Top Stories