His most notable quick portrait was when meeting in Paris with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1982.

The well known French journalist, Brigitte Forest, once exclaimed upon seeing a gallery full of Jean’s work: “Guerisseur” Healer.

In 2000 , Jean Tannous was acknowledged as an innovative painter, the creator of a new technique, by the scientific, economic and cultural guide "Der Pfiffikus" in Germany