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Cairo Restaurant

Veillon, Margo1907-2003

The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies

The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies
Egypt, Egypt

A linocut of a classic Caireen restaurant with interesting characters. A veiled woman breastfeeds her baby on the ground infront of the store. She is wearing a veil that covers her face, and a geometric patterned dress. An older bearded man looks down to her while he holds the ankles of a child that is sitting on his shoulders. Behind this family, a man is washing dishes and wearing an apron. In the backround the coffeshop has several tables and seems full but not crowded. The shop has 1 huge door that opens the entire wall. A man sits sipping coffee or tea on the rigth side of the linocut, one leg crossed over the other as he looks upon two chickens pecking in the dirt between him and the breastfeeding woman on the ground.

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  • Title: Cairo Restaurant
  • Creator: Veillon, Margo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1907-2003
  • Creator Nationality: Swiss
  • Date Created: 1907-2003
  • Location: American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: 23.7 cm x 37.5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Prints -- 20th century-- Egypt.
  • Transcript:
    Veillon ,orig.linoprint , Kriche - cairo 3/20
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  • Type: prints (visual works)
  • Rights: To inquire about rights and permissions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl-ref@aucegypt.edu.
  • Medium: linocut print on paper
  • Art Genre: genre painting
  • Art Movement: Impressionist (style)
  • Art Form: linocuts (prints)
  • Support: paper
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