From left Paul Derigon, the mayor of Vallauris, Georges Salles, President of the ICOM (left) and Henri Laugier, Member of the Executive committee of the UNESCO. Unveiling of mural "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare") for the conference hall of UNESCO building in Paris. The mural is made up of forty wooden panels. Initially titled "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil", the composition was renamed in 1958 by George Salles, who preferred the current title, "The Fall of Icarus" ("La chute d'Icare"). Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

From left, Paul Derigon, mayor of Vallauris; Georges Salles, President of the ICOM; and Henri Laugier of UNESCO’s Executive committee stand before the vast, modernist mural, "The Fall of Icarus." Salles, at center, gestures while speaking with his companions. Created from forty wooden panels for the UNESCO building in Paris, the mural was renamed by Salles from its original title, "The Forces of Life and the Spirit Triumphing over Evil." Vallauris, 29 March 1958.

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"La grande peinture de l'UNESCO (La chute d'Icare)", 1958. Warncke:551

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