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Ibrahim Hazimeh
Ibrahim Hazimeh (24 April 1933 – 25 September 2023) was a Palestinian-born visual artist, designer, and educator. He was known for painting and sculpture. In his early life he was a refugee and lived in Lebanon and Syria. Career In 1948, Hazimeh and his family suffered expulsion from Mandatory Palestine and they fled by boat to Latakia, Syria as refugees. In Latakia, he initially worked on the docks to support his family, before eventually becoming an art teacher and a bookkeeper. Hazimeh completed a correspondence course with the Ecole de Dessin in Paris. In 1960, Hazimeh was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (Academy of Visual Arts) in Leipzig, Germany. In 1964, he graduated with distinction, with professor Bernhard Heisig as his mentor. Since 1974, he has lived in Berlin. He is the President of the Palestinian National Committee at the AIAP / UNESCO as well as a board member and spokesperson of the Palestinian Artists Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre, Israel
Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harbour at the extremity of Haifa Bay on the coast of the Mediterranean's Levantine Sea."Old City of Acre." , World Heritage Center. World Heritage Convention. Web. 15 Apr 2013 Aside from coastal trading, it was also an important waypoint on the region's coastal road and the road cutting inland along the |
