Ibrahim Ghannam

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Ibrahim Ghannam
Ibrahim Ghannam
Born
Ibrahim Hassan Kheite

1930
Died1984
NationalityPalestinian
MovementPlastic art

Ibrahim Hassan Kheite (1930–1984), also known as Ibrahim Ghannam, was a Palestinian artist in Lebanon.

Biography[edit]

Ghannam contracted Gout as a child and used a wheelchair throughout his life.[1] He painted scenes of village life in a naïve style using bright colours.[1]

Ghannam is the subject of Adnan Mdanat's 1977 documentary film Palestinian Visions.[2]

He said in an interview: "I feel that my life stopped at the age of 17, because that is how old I was when I left, and I only live when I dream of those days."[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Gannit Ankori, Palestinian Art, Reaktion Books, 2006, p. 54. ISBN 1-86189-259-4
  2. ^ Nurith Gertz, George Khleifi, Palestinian Cinema: Landscape, Trauma and Memory, Edinburgh University Press, 2008, p. 71. ISBN 0-7486-3408-8
  3. ^ The Palestinians, by Jonathan Dimbleby Archived 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine

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