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Inner courtyard of the Coptic Museum, Old Cairo, Egypt

African Art Museum

Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

"The Coptic Museum, built in 1938, is housed in a picturesque modern building, surrounding several courts, to which great character is given by the beautiful old meshrabiya (mashrabiyya) windows and ceilings." [Russell D., 1963: Medieval Cairo and the Monasteries of the Wādi Natrūn. Weidenfeld and Nicolson]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref10029

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7630e5b28-1709-4d70-a051-4b5364299939

Local Numbers

T 6 EGY 889 EE 61

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

62165 7
Frame value is 1.
Slide No. T 6 EGY 889 EE 61

Place

Africa
Egypt

Topic

Cultural landscapes
Architecture -- Egypt

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection / Egypt

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1961

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18505

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref10029
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7630e5b28-1709-4d70-a051-4b5364299939
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871013689-3

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