Sliman Mansour, one of the most celebrated figures in Palestinian visual art, died on Monday at a hospital in East Jerusalem at the age of 79. His family and the Palestinian Ministry of Culture confirmed the death, with his family describing their loss in a brief statement:
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Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour, painter of 'Camel of Hardships', dies at 79[Updated]
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Mourners gathered in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to pay their respects at a public funeral held in Mansour's honor. The artist was widely regarded as a pioneer of Palestinian visual art, with his iconic work cementing his legacy across the broader Arab world.
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