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Artistic studio portrait (half figure), taken in Cairo in the 1950s, showing a young woman draped in a dark cloak, sitting in front of a framed picture.

Details

  • Title: Portrait of a woman in front of a picture frame
  • Creator: Van Leo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1921-2002
  • Creator Nationality: Egyptian-Armenian
  • Date Created: 1951
  • Location Created: Cairo (Egypt)
  • Physical Dimensions: 40.5 x 30.5
  • Provenance: Bequest by the artist to AUC, 1998.
  • Subject Keywords: frame; shoulder; traditional; Egyptian; necklace; bare; off-shoulder
  • 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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