Bachir Yellès

بشير يلس (Known as "Yellès")

Master Painter, Director of École des Beaux-Arts, Designer of Maqam Echahid

Born Sep 12, 1921

Tlemcen, Algeria

Passed Away Aug 16, 2022 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan 100 years old

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"An artist's canvas is the soul of his nation; treat it with reverence and truth."

Archival Overview

Centenarian master painter, foundational director of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts d'Alger, and lead artistic coordinator of the monumental Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial) in Algiers.

Biographical Record

Born in Tlemcen, Bachir Yellès studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Algiers and Paris under Nicolas Untersteller. Following Algerian independence in 1962, he was appointed the first Algerian director of the École des Beaux-Arts d'Alger, rebuilding its faculty with icons like Khadda and Issiakhem.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, he coordinated the design and artistic execution of Maqam Echahid (The Martyrs' Memorial) and the Palace of Culture in Algiers, seamlessly merging monumental modern architecture with traditional Islamic decorative geometry.

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Final Resting Place

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El Alia Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7212, 3.1678                    

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