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accession number:	2018.504
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The truce depends to a great degree on him: an extremely rare photo--one of the PLO leaders, Yasser Arafat, at the table, apparently relaxed. He is much more serious in his office. The weeks which have just passed have been of capital importance for him--by confronting the Israeli Army, the Palestinians have shown that they have a striking force no one suspected they had. The truce, accepted by both sides, would seem to be a highly fragile one, and Yasser Arafat holds in hand one of the wicks which might be lighted at any moment to explode the Lebanese powder keg. In spite of the truce, there have been sporadic bombings here and there, like lingering echoes of the fierce fighting that characterized the end of July. Beirut, July 28, 1981, 1981. Pénélope Chauvelot (French). Resin coated print; image: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2018.504

title:				The truce depends to a great degree on him: an extremely rare photo--one of the PLO leaders, Yasser Arafat, at the table, apparently relaxed. He is much more serious in his office. The weeks which have just passed have been of capital importance for him--by confronting the Israeli Army, the Palestinians have shown that they have a striking force no one suspected they had. The truce, accepted by both sides, would seem to be a highly fragile one, and Yasser Arafat holds in hand one of the wicks which might be lighted at any moment to explode the Lebanese powder keg. In spite of the truce, there have been sporadic bombings here and there, like lingering echoes of the fierce fighting that characterized the end of July. Beirut, July 28, 1981
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creation date:			1981
creation date earliest:		1981
creation date latest:		1981
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creditline:			Gift of George Stephanopoulos
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culture:	France
technique:	resin coated print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - French 20th Century
type:		Photograph
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* Pénélope Chauvelot (French)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "PC-F-11"
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on verso: "FCC F 1632"
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	inscription:	Imprinted in black ink on verso: "ARAFAT  :  LA TREVE DEPEND BEAUCOUP DE LUI(underlined)     181 362/ BEYROUTH, LE 28 JUILLET 1981(underlined)/ UNE PHOTO RARISSIME  :  CELLE DU LEADER DE L'OLP, YASSER ARAFAT, A TABLE, OU IL SEMBLE/ DETENDU./ IL EST PLUS GRAVE A SON BUREAU. POUR LUI, LES SEMAINES QUI VIENNENT DE SE DEROULER ONT/ ETE CAPITALES  : EN AFFRONTANT L'ARMEE ISRAELIENNE, LES PALESTINIENS ON MONTRE UNE FORCE/ DE FRAPPE QU'ON NE LEUR SOUPCONNAIT PAS./ LA TREVE ACCEPTEE DE PART ET D'AUTRE DEMEURE EXTREMEMENT FRAGILE ET YASSER ARAFAT EST L'UN DE CEUX QUI TIENNENT EN MAIN UNE DES MECHES POUVANT A TOUT MOMENT FAIRE EXPLOSER LA POUDRIERE/ LIBANAISE. UNE POUDRIERE JAMAIS REELLEMENT ETEINTE  :  TEMOINS LES DUELS D'AVAITION ENTRE LES/ APPAREILS SYRIENS ET ISRAELIENS... ET LES BOMBAREMENTS SPORADIQUES CONTINUANT CA ET LA/ COMME LES DERNIERS HOQUETS DE LA "BAGARRE GENERALE" DE LA FIN JUILLET.    JLG/MF/ PHOTO  :  PENELOPE CHAUVELOT     /  SYGMA(underlined)"
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	inscription:	Imprinted in pencil on verso: "ARAFAT: THE TRUCE DEPENDS TO A GREAT DEGREE ON HIM(underlined)      181 362/ BEIRUT, JULY 28, 1981(underlined)/ AN EXTREMELY RARE PHOTO  :  ONE OF THE PLO LEADER, YASSER ARAFAT, AT THE TABLE, APPARENTLY/ RELAXTED./ HE IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS N HIS OFFICE. THE WEEKS WHICH HAVE JUST PASSED HAVE BEEN OF/ CAPITAL IMPORTANCE FOR HIM: BY CONFRONTING THE ISRAELI ARMY, THE PALESINIANS HAVE SHOWN/ THAT THEY HAVE A STRIKING FORCE NO ONE SUSPECTED THEY HAD./ THE TRUCE, ACCEPTED BY BOTH SIDES, WOULD SEEM TO BE A HIGHLY FRAGILE ONE, AND YASSER ARAFAT/ HOLDS IN HAND ONE OF THE WICKS WHICH MIGHT BE LIGHTED AT ANY MOMENT TO EXPLODE THE LEBANESE/ POWDER KEG. iN SPITE OF THE TRUCE, THERE HAVE BEEN SPORADIC BOMBOING HERE AND THERE, LIKE/ LINGERING ECHOES OF THE FIERCE FIGHTING THAT CHARACTERIZED THE END OF JULY. / PHOTO  :  PENELOPE cHAUVELOT  /  SYGMA(underlined)
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