NEW MURAL DECORATION AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS.- A painting, covering a curved wall more than 60 feet long and 10 feet high, was recently unveiled in the conference building of the United Nations headquarters, New York. The work of Mr Vela Zanetti, of the Dominican Republic, the mural depiets man's eternal struggle for a lasting peace. Shown above is the middle section, dominated by a four-armed figure implating the emblem of the United Nations. The mural begins with the destruction of a family and ends with its resurrection and the promise of peace.
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27018, 18 April 1953, Page 3
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93NEW MURAL DECORATION AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS.- A painting, covering a curved wall more than 60 feet long and 10 feet high, was recently unveiled in the conference building of the United Nations headquarters, New York. The work of Mr Vela Zanetti, of the Dominican Republic, the mural depiets man's eternal struggle for a lasting peace. Shown above is the middle section, dominated by a four-armed figure implating the emblem of the United Nations. The mural begins with the destruction of a family and ends with its resurrection and the promise of peace. Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27018, 18 April 1953, Page 3
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