A painting and a postcard
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In May 1999, I was involved in a reconciliation project in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. A meeting had been arranged for our small team at the home of a local community leader in Nazareth. As we entered his typically Middle Eastern living room, I was interested to see something typically English in pride of place on the wall – a large print of Denham Lock and Mill by Constable. This was unusual, but the coincidence lay in something I had brought with me.
In my bag I had some little gifts from home, including a small selection of postcards with English views. Most were photos but 3 or 4 were reproductions of paintings. I flicked through them and found that one was Denham Lock and Mill by Constable. I wrote a greeting on the card and presented it to our surprised host.
Date submitted:Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:07:05 +0000Coincidence ID:6274
