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Mahmoud Housny |
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Personal Data
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Birth date |
: 11/11/1899 |
Date of death |
: 29/5/1955 |
Activities |
: Sculpture |
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Education |
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- Graduated from the Egyptian High School of Fine Arts- 1915.
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Jobs |
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- teacher at the Ministry of Educations- 1924: 1932.
- worked at the Ministry of Transportation (Harbors Engineering) 1934.
- was delegated in 1949 for teaching Wax samples at the Faculty of Applied Arts.
- was delegated in 1950 to the Faculty of Fine Arts-
- was assigned a restoration official at the Modern Art Museum- Cairo-1954.
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Solo shows |
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- held the first wax exhibition for Famouse Personas in Egypt - 7 July 1937.
- In 1954, held the first caricature exhibition in Egypt- Modern Art Museum. |
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Scholarship |
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- Travelled to Italy in 1951. |
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Assignment |
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- was recalled from London Wax Museum to Organize the Museum, yet he rejected.
- was assigned in 1938 to produce samples and statues for the Military Museums of the Ministry of Defence and the Navy.
- was assigned in 1937 to produce samples and statues for the Administration of Forensic Medicine. |
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