Tuesday, March 5, 2024

01 Painting, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, El Hussein Fawzi's A Glimpse from History of the Channel Crossing, with Footnotes #87

El Hussein Fawzi
A Glimpse from History of the Channel Crossing, c. 1980
Oil on masonite 
93 by 120cm.; 36 1/2 by 47 1/4 in.
Private collection

The Crossing of the Suez Canal by Egyptian troops in October 1973 to attack Israeli forces; and the signing of the “Treaty of Peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel” by Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin on March 26, 1979.

Born in Helmia district, Cairo on 4 September 1905, El Hussein Fawzi was known in Egypt and the Middle East for his pioneering work in the field of journalistic graphic arts.

For two decades (1950 - 1970) he was a renowned book and press graphic illustrator. His illustrations were seen on magazine covers of Akher Saa, El Risala El Gedida and the child magazine Ali Baba.

He was also the illustrator for many writings such as, the stories of Youssef El Sebai, El Gumhuria series "Omar Makram's Life" - which ran in 340 daily episodes - and for Naguib Mahfouz's novel Awlad Haretna, published in series in Al Ahram. More on El Hussein Fawzi




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