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Miss Abaza. A portrait study
Van Leo1980
The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies
Egypt, Egypt
Single-sitter portrait (bust) of a woman, taken in Cairo in the 1980s, showing a young woman with fancy hairstyle, wearing tassel pendant earrings and a pullover with an elaborate design of beads and paillettes.
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Details
- Title: Miss Abaza. A portrait study
- Creator: Van Leo
- Creator Lifespan: 1921-2002
- Creator Nationality: Egyptian-Armenian
- Date Created: 1980
- Location Created: Cairo (Egypt)
- Physical Dimensions: 40 x 30
- Provenance: Bequest by the artist to AUC, 1998.
- Subject Keywords: earrings; long hair; kohl; sweater; Egyptian; studs
- 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.
- Medium: Photograph
- 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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