Hassan Heshmat

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Hassan Heshmat (born 1920 in Menouf, Egypt) is an Egyptian sculptor/ He studied and graduated from the Porcelain Academy in Germany in 1958. His art reflects patriotic and emotional themes.

He became famous in June 2006 for an apparent attack on his art by a follower of Islamic Aniconism.

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• Article relating to Islamic Anioconist attack
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