Hatem El Mekki (1918-2003) was one of the most important Tunisian
painters and designers. Starting in the 1950s, he became one of the forerunners
in Tunisian art, with followers across
Born in
His work as an artist did not stop him from engaging in political
activities. During the Tunisian struggle for independence he made political
caricatures and cartoons under the pseudonym Mahmoud.
He was influenced by many different forms of art, such as the Indonesian batik
and figurative art. He developed his style to please his European clientele and
later on independent
He started designing postage stamps in 1957 and
continued until 1995, with more than 450 stamps to his name. He designed many
stamps for
Link
Biography of Hatem El Mekki in Wikipedia
(in French).
Stamp catalogue
Tunisia
Stamp catalogue - Tunisian UN stamps designed by Hatem El Mekki
Inauguration of
UNESCO Headquarters,
United Nations Day 24 October 1959
World Refugee Year 7 April 1960
5th World Forestry
Congress, Seattle 29 August 1960
United Nations Day 24 October 1960
United Nations Day /
Dag Hammarskjöld 24 October 1961
The World United
Against Malaria 7 April 1962
Freedom from Hunger
Campaign 21 March 1963
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 15th anniversary 10 December 1963
Save the Monuments
of
World Meteorological
Day 23 March 1964
ITU Centenary 17 May 1965
International
Co-operation Year 24 October 1965
United Nations
Regional Cartographic Conference for
UNESCO 20th
anniversary 4 November 1966
WHO 20th anniversary 7 April 1968
ILO 50th anniversary 1 May 1969
Inauguration of UPU
Headquarters,
UNO 25th anniversary 24 October 1970
Save
World Health Day
1972 - Your heart is your health 7 April 1972
World Food Programme
10th anniversary 26 April 1973
Save
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 25th anniversary 10 December 1973
UPU Centenary 9 October 1974
World Health Day
1976 - Foresight prevents blindness 7 April 1976
Habitat: United
Nations Conference on Human Settlements,
International
Anti-Apartheid Year 30 August 1978
World Health Day
1980 - Smoking or health - the choice is yours 7 April 1980
World Tourism
Conference,
Heinrich von Stephan
150th anniversary 27 September 1981
World Food Day 16 October 1982
International Day of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November 1982
Convention
Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 14 September 1984
Consultative Council
for Postal Studies 30th anniversary 9 October 1987
Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 40th anniversary 10 December 1988
Human Rights Day 10 December 1991
Regional Meeting for
International
Conference on Nutrition,
World Conference on
Human Rights,
Pasteur Institute of
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