0050.01.0369
A poster of Bassam Shakaa following the Attempt to Assassinate Him, 1980

Designed in 1980, this poster shows a drawing of Bassam Shakaa, mayor of Nablus, in the wake of the Israeli Occupation Authorities' attempt to assassinate him, leading to the amputation of his legs on 2 June of the same year. It features a phrase that reads "Deep-rooted greatness is stronger than the amputation of legs".

Date created

1980

COLLECTIONS

The Bassam Shakaa Collection

Bassam Shakaa Sub-collection 1: Photographs

Tags

Bassam Shak'a Slogans Mayors Nablus Municipality Nablus Municipal Council Assassinations Tree Portrait

Topics

Culture and Arts Political Movement and mobilization Resistance and Struggle

TYPE

Still Image

More details

Format

Color Poster

Source of Description

Al-Shak'a, Bassam. Al-Fassed, Enaya. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Interview with PMDA Researcher Wijdan Samarah. 2015. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. Ozrail, Samar. "The Bassam al-Shak'a Collection". Archival Inventory. August 2019. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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0050.01.0369
A poster of Bassam Shakaa following the Attempt to Assassinate Him, 1980

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A poster of Bassam Shakaa following the Attempt to Assassinate Him, 1980