0280.01.0013
A Photograph of François abu Salem and Rady Shhady, 1983

A black-and-white photograph of François abu Salem and Rady Shhady in working clothes carrying a shovel and spade during the renovation works at al-Nuzha Theatre. This theatre was constructed in 1950 and set on fire twice in 1967 and 1979. In 1983, ‎the Palestinian National Theatre / al-Hakawati group, including Abo Salem Amer Khalil, Edwar Moʿallem, Ibrahim Khalayla, Imad Mitwaly, Imad Samara, Jackie Lubeck, and Shhady arrived at the charred scene and renovated it over six months at a stretch to become the seat of al-Hakawati Theatre.

Date created

1983

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Black-and-white photographs

Source of Description

Amer Khalil, (Friend of Francios abu Salem and director of the Palestinian National Theatre (2020)), interview with PMDA researcher Lama Ghosheh, February 2019, non-transcript, the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

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medium

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0280.01.0013
A Photograph of François abu Salem and Rady Shhady, 1983

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