Ismail Shammout (1930 - 2006)

Ismail Shammout

Ismail Shammout was a Palestinian artist and art historian. Shammout became a part of the Palestine Liberation Organization as the Director of Arts and National Culture in 1965. He also held the position of Secretary General of the Union of Palestinian Artists. He became Secretary General of the Union of Arab artists in 1969. Shammout was an influential Palestinian artist, whose prominent style of painting employs recognizable symbols of Palestinian culture and traditions. From 1997 to 2000, he and al Akhal painted a collection of 19 large murals called Palestine: The Exodus and the Odyssey. The paintings illustrate, in chronological sequence, the plight of the Palestinians since 1948.

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Date and place of birt:	1930, Lod, Israel
Date and place of death:	1 july 2006, Amman, Jordan
Nationality:	Israel, Jordan
Period of activity:	XX, XXI century
Specialization:	Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:	Genre art, Portrait
Art style:	Contemporary art
Technique:	Graphite, Oil, Oil on canvas, Watercolor