(Yasser ARAFAT) Geneviève CHAUVEL
Portrait photographique de Yasser Arafat à la suite d'un attentat, datée de 1969, année charnière où il prend la tête de l'O.L.P. Photographic portrait of Yasser Arafat in the aftermath of an assassination attempt, dated 1969, a pivotal year in which he assumed leadership of the P.L.O.
7 juillet 1969|29.7 x 20.1 cm|Une feuille
Original photographic portrait of the Arab leader at one of his hideouts in Jordan, taken by reporter Geneviève Chauvel for the French press photography agency Gamma. According to Hubert Henrotte, she was the only photographer Yasser Arafat agreed to meet during that period.
Minor loss to the upper right corner and a few faint folds. Good condition.
On the verso of the photograph appears a contextual note: "Today in Amman, Arab leader Arafat survived an assassination attempt unharmed. July 7th, 1969."
€450