Lebanon Summer 1982
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''Lebanon Summer 1982'' is the title and subject of a
mural A mural is any piece of Graphic arts, graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' ...
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painting Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
made by
Nabil Kanso Nabil Kanso ( – ) was a Lebanese-American painter. Kanso began his career in New York in 1968 during the start of the neo-expressionist movement. His works dealt with contemporary, historical and literary themes, and were marked by figurative im ...
in 1982 on the Sabra and Shatila massacre during the
Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the ...
. It is
oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) and lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturate ...
on
canvas Canvas is an extremely durable Plain weave, plain-woven Cloth, fabric used for making sails, tents, Tent#Marquees and larger tents, marquees, backpacks, Shelter (building), shelters, as a Support (art), support for oil painting and for other ite ...
measuring ''Nabil Kanso: The Split of Life Paintings 1974-1994'', pp. 64-65, NEV Editions, 1996


See also

* ''Lebanon'' painting *'' Endless Night'' *
1982 in art Events from the year 1982 in art. Events * June 26 – The Paul Delvaux Museum in Saint-Idesbald, Belgium, is inaugurated with Paul Delvaux present. * July 22 – An 1847 bronze casting of a statue of politician William Huskisson by John G ...


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''Lebanon Summer 82'' painting
Modern paintings War paintings Anti-war paintings 1982 paintings Paintings by Nabil Kanso Works about the Lebanese Civil War Sabra and Shatila massacre Oil on canvas paintings Works set in Lebanon Works set in the 1980s {{20C-painting-stub