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RESTORED MURAL BY URUGUAYAN PAINTER TO BE UNVEILED AT OAS

  June 18, 2004

A recently restored underground mural, painted in 1960 by Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró, will be inaugurated next Tuesday at the Organization of American States(OAS).

OAS Secretary General César Gaviria and Uruguay’s Ambassador to the OAS, Juan Enrique Fischer, will preside at the ceremony to unveil the refurbished mural, called “Roots of Peace.”

The painting covers one side of a tunnel connecting the main OAS headquarters building with an administrative building. Spanning more than 530 feet (162 meters), it is believed to be one of the longest murals in the world.

Páez Vilaró will also present some of his recent works in a special exhibition sponsored by Uruguay’s Permanent Mission to the OAS.


What: Inauguration of the mural “Roots of Peace” by Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró and
exhibition of his recent works

When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 22

Where: Gustavo Guerrero Room
2nd Floor, OAS headquarters
17th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC




Reference: AVI-064/04