 The Artist: Al-Akhal was born in 1935 in Jaffa in 1948 she left Jaffa with her family and lived in a refugee camp in Lebanon. In 1953 she enrolled at the Fine Arts College in Cairo. She has exhibited widely with her husband Ismail Shammout in Cairo and various countries. She currently resides with her husband in Amman, Jordan. Her work: Al-Akhal’s work deals mainly with the plight of the Palestinians, especially with themes concerning the Nakba. Al-Akhal uses mainly oil paints, and her most famous works are those picturing the house she had to abandon In Jaffa in 1948. For more information on Tamam Al-Akhal-Shammout and to contact the artist go to: www.shammout.com |
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