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Hiroshima Nagasaki One-Minute

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Hiroshima 49 Seconds
ArtistNabil Kanso
Year1978 (1978)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions3 m × 5 m (120 in × 200 in)

Hiroshima Nagasaki One-Minute is the subject of two mural-scale paintings made by Nabil Kanso in 1978–79. One is titled 49-Second (Hiroshima) done in oil on canvas measuring 3 X 5.50 meters (10 X 18 feet), the other 11-Seconds (Nagasaki) oil-on-canvas triptych measuring 3 X 4.60 meters (10 X 14 feet) center, and 2.75 X 1.32 meters (9 X 6 feet) each side.[1]

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  1. ^ Nabil Kanso: The Split of Life Paintings 1974-94, pp. 34-37, NEV Editions, 1996
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