Establishment of A Democratic Society, Lebanon, 1970

EMAD ABDEL WAHHAB (Unknown)

Translated: “May 15th / Towards the Liberation of Palestine and establishment of a democratic society”

Although the details of the artist's is unclear, a series of liberation posters reveal Abdel Wahhab's engagement and artistic contribution to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The Establishment of A Democratic Society illustrates a feda'i (freedom fighter)—often an unidentified man wrapped in a kuffiya—holding a rifle high over a red moon landscape. Its stunning colours of black, red, and white are supplemented by bold Arabic lettering that commemorates Nakba Day on May 15th to the right. The poster's text reads, "Towards the liberation of Palestine and the establishment of a democratic society."

poster: https://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/establishment-of-a-democratic-society