from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugher, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unvealing of the mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. Vallauris, 29 March 1958. from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugier, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. The mural is made up of forty wooden panels. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil", the composition was renamed in 1958 by George Salles, who preferred the current title, "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare"). Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

$from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugher, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unvealing of the mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d\'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. Vallauris, 29 March 1958. from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugier, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d\'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. The mural is made up of forty wooden panels. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil", the composition was renamed in 1958 by George Salles, who preferred the current title, "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d\'Icare"). Vallauris, 29 March 1958. - Photo by Edward Quinn$

from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugher, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unvealing of the mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. Vallauris, 29 March 1958. from left Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugier, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. The mural is made up of forty wooden panels. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil", the composition was renamed in 1958 by George Salles, who preferred the current title, "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare"). Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

Artworks:

"La grande peinture de l'UNESCO (La chute d'Icare)", 1958. Warncke:551

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

Filename:

pic580193.jpg

It was not always easy to identify specific personalities, artworks, places or dates. If you are able to provide identifications or find any errors, we kindly request that you contact us.