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
- Date
- April 2, 1958
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Media and information
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, April 2, 1958. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948730, 306-PPB-3).
Text on the object
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
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.
