Hatem El Mekki

حاتم المكي (Known as "Hatem El Mekki")

Painter, Graphic Designer, Creator of Postage Stamps and Banknotes, Cartoonist

Born May 16, 1918

Batavia (Jakarta), Indonesia

Passed Away Sep 23, 2003 Carthage, Tunisia

Lifespan 85 years old

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"The master artist whose brush engraved the sovereign visual face of the Republic."

Archival Overview

Master painter and national graphic designer who designed post-independence Tunisia's banknotes, coins, and hundreds of official postage stamps, and pioneered political cartooning.

Biographical Record

Hatem El Mekki was born in the Dutch East Indies to a Tunisian father and Javanese mother, moving to Tunis as a child. He studied painting in Paris, becoming one of North Africa's most versatile visual artists.

Following independence in 1956, El Mekki was entrusted by President Bourguiba with shaping the visual identity of the young Republic. He designed national banknotes, currency coins, and over four hundred commemorative postage stamps, while exhibiting his bold, expressive expressionist canvases across the globe.

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Final Resting Place

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Carthage Byrsa Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.8528, 10.3236                    

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