Spotlight: Who Was Ismail Shammout?

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Presenter: Mysa Kafil-Hussain

Delivered: London on August 24, 2024

In this afikra spotlight, Mysa Kafil-Hussain talks about Ismail Shammout, a Palestinian artist born in al-Lydd in 1930, who became a key figure in Palestinian art, known for capturing the trauma of the Nakba.

Sources & Future References

• Portrait of the Artist (Palestinian) as a Political Man - Paula Stern

• Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question – Palquest | Ismail Shammout

• Gaza’s Zeinab Shaath: The Urgent Call of Palestine - Palestine Chronicle

• "Where to?" Ismail Shammout's painting tells a story of Palestinian suffering | Al Majalla

• Ismail Shammout Website

• The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive - أرشيف المتحف الفلسطيني الرقمي : أهلًا وسهلًا

• "Ismail" | Palestinian Short Film (2013) - YouTube

• "هزمتك يا موت الفنون": عن معلمي إسماعيل شموط | مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية

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