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UNESCO/TOGOLESE ARTISTBack
[Published: Friday January 08 2010]
UNESCO honours Togolese artist
New York, 08 Jan-(ANA)-The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has paid tribute to Paul Ahyi, a Togolese painter and sculptor who had served as a UNESCO Artist for Peace since September 2009 until his death earlier this week.
A graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (National School of 
Fine Arts) in Paris, Mr. Ahyi had created ceramics, tapestries and jewelry, and 
planned interiors and household objects. 
Born in 1930, Mr. Ahyi strove to increase the world’s knowledge and appreciation 
of African culture, convinced that cultural diversity was a key to dialogue 
between peoples. 
His works have been shown throughout Africa, and in Canada, China, Japan, 
Republic of Korea, United States and the Vatican. 
Ms. Bokova called Mr. Ahyi’s death “a great loss for Togo and Africa and also 
for UNESCO, which had appointed him as one of its advocates for peace and social cohesion.”
Among his achievements, he designed the Togolese national flag and contributed 
to the Independence Monument erected at the heart of Lome. (ANA)
FA/ANA/08 January 2010---
 

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