A street scene Cairo
Art ART19521.005 Period 1910-1919Depicts a street with buildings on either side and with several people in it including a man on a camel seen from behind.
The Wassah, Cairo Accession Number: ART02755
Description
Depicts a city street with shops and awnings, various figures, and a donkey and a cart. The street is part of the Wassah, the 'red light' district of Cairo, and the scene of several riots in 1915 where the buildings were set on fire and a fireman was assaulted.
Details
Accession Number
ART02755
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on wood panel
Measurement
framed: 39.2 x 31.2 cm
unframed: 30.6 cm x 22.4 cm
unframed: 30.6 cm x 22.4 cm
Medium
oil on wood panel
Date Made
2 January 1918
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: First World War Gallery, Australia Goes To War
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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