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An unidentified Egyptian woman in traditional attire
Van Leo1950
The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies
Egypt, Egypt
Single-sitter portrait (half figure), taken in Cairo in the 1950s, showing a middle-aged woman wearing a dark scarf and traditional face covering.
Details
- Title: An unidentified Egyptian woman in traditional attire
- Creator: Van Leo
- Creator Lifespan: 1921-2002
- Creator Nationality: Egyptian-Armenian
- Date Created: 1950
- Location Created: Cairo (Egypt)
- Physical Dimensions: 40 x 30
- Provenance: Bequest by the artist to AUC, 1998.
- Subject Keywords: Egyptian; traditional; native; beauty; women; burqa
- Rights: To inquire about permissions or reproductions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl-ref@aucegypt.edu.
- Art Genre: portrait
- Art Form: photographic prints
- Technique: black & white print
- Location type: Studio
- File type: JPEG
- Collection name: Van-Leo Boyadjian Photograph Collection, 1924-2002
- Associated placename: Cairo
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