YAACOV AGAM, STAR OF PEACE, 1979

Yaacov Agam

STAR OF PEACE (with original drawings), 1979

STAR OF PEACE This work is undated, but it is presumed to have been created in 1979 -- when Israel and Egypt signed their historic peace treaty. In a ceremony at the White House hosted by US President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Israel-Egypt Treaty, ending three decades of hostilities between both countries and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties - the first peace treaty ever between Israel and an Arab country. The New York Times wrote, "At the signing ceremony, all three countries offered prayers that the treaty would bring true peace to the Middle East, and end the enmity that has erupted into war four times since Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948." This work is framed in plexiglass. It's really cool as it is signed by Agam on the print...PLUS --Agam also signed, titled and inscribed the work in indelible marker with two Stars of David drawings on the plexiglas frame.

Signed, titled and inscribed with two Star of David drawings on the plexiglas frame.