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GL20

Object description

Groupe de villageoises

Grupp med kvinnor och barn.

Repro

Photograph Number

GL20

Country, Swedish - Origin

Egypten

Country - Photographed in

Egypt : Africa

Country, Swedish - Photographed in

Egypten

Material, Swedish

Digitalt

Description, Swedish

Groupe de villageoises

Grupp med kvinnor och barn.

Repro

Name - Photographer

Lekegian, Gabriel

Description: G. Lekegian, an Armenian, moved to Cairo from Istabul. He set up a studio in Cairo (1887). Armenians dominated the early photographic industry in Egypt. Few Arabs new anything about photography. Egypt did not have a modern educatioin system and the education that did exist emphasized Islam rather than math and science. Lekegian, rapidly acquired a reputation for the quality of his work. Lekegian ususlly signed his photographs "Photographic Artistique G. Lekegian & Co". This was French based company. He won the Gold Medal at the International Photography Exhibition in Paris in 1892, and the Grand Prize at the International Exhibition in Chicago (1893). His work is an important record of Arab life in Egypt and other North African countries. Some of the best 19th century images of Egypt were produced by Lekegian. His work is found in many major photographic collections. He located his studio, near the legendary Shepheard's Hotel. As his reputsation grew, he turned the area between Qasr al-Nil Street and Opera Square into a golden triangle of Cairo photography. (http://histclo.com/photo/photo/photog/pho-lek.html, 2010-08-23).
Source - http: collections.smvk.se

Comments

Gam.nr. 197/32

Påsiktsbild

Kind

färg

File Size - Original image

74MB

Resolution - Digital image

300

Depth (picture)

16-bitar

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