Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour dies at age 79 — NPR World

Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour died in August at the age of 79. He was buried in the occupied West Bank, NPR reported. The article about the artist was published on September 23, 2026.

Mansour's work

Mansour was born a year before the creation of Israel. Throughout his life, he painted faces and landscapes of the Israeli occupation, according to NPR's description. The publication's headline states that before his death, the artist spoke to NPR about Palestinian rights and art.

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NPR article

The publication was categorized under Middle East topics, and Lauren Frayer is listed as its author. The article is marked as having aired on the program All Things Considered. It was also placed in the Middle East section.

NPR describes Mansour as a Palestinian artist whose work was dedicated to faces and landscapes of life under Israeli occupation. The publication mentions his burial in the West Bank together with the report of his death in August.