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title: 'Asian Artists in Crystal: Artistry in Glass (Arabic-English poster distributed in Beirut)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/asian-artists-in-crystal-arabic-lebanon-1958/
description: A green-and-white bilingual poster for an exhibition in Beirut of designs by Near and Far Eastern artists engraved on American crystal.
section: Collection
---

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# Asian Artists in Crystal: Artistry in Glass (Arabic-English poster distributed in Beirut)

A green-and-white bilingual poster for an exhibition in Beirut of designs by Near and Far Eastern artists engraved on American crystal, with a photograph of a tall glass vase etched with a bamboo spray. It gives the former American Embassy building on Rue Clemenceau as venue, 2 to 30 April, free admission and a public invitation. The tell is glittering-generalities: 'World Famous' and 'Artistry in Glass' assert prestige without support on the sheet.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Arabic and English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
WORLD FAMOUS
EXHIBITION
Asian Artists
in Crystal

معرض عالمي شهير
فنانون آسيويون
على البلور

روائع فنية
على
الزجاج
Artistry
in
Glass

رسوم بريشة فنانين من الشرقين الأدنى والأقصى منقوشة على البلور الأميركي
Designs on American Crystal by Near and Far Eastern Artists

Former American Embassy Building Rue Clemenceau
April 2 through April 30 from 1500 to 2000 daily
ADMISSION FREE - PUBLIC INVITED

في مبنى السفارة الأميركية القديم - شارع كليمنصو
اعتبارا من 2 نيسان حتى 30 منه - يوميا من الساعة الثالثة حتى الثامنة مساء
الجمهور الكريم مدعو لزيارة المعرض - الدخول مجانا
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
World-famous exhibition: Asian artists on crystal. Artistic masterpieces on glass. Designs drawn by artists from the Near and Far East engraved on American crystal. In the former American Embassy building - Clemenceau Street. From 2 April to 30 April, daily from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. The honoured public is invited to visit the exhibition - admission free.
```

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