Mohamed Abdel Latief Al-Tanbouly
Personal Data     Fame Name : Lotfy Al-Tanbouly Birth date : 13/2/1919 Place of birth : Alexandria Date of death : 11/5/1982 Activities : Painting
Education
- BA of Arts, Department of Archaeology, Alexandria University, 1951. - MA of Ancient Egyptian Art, Alexandria University, 1955.
Jobs
- Director of scientific affairs at Monuments Registration Center in Cairo. Then devoted himself for art.
Places of interest
- Alexandria - Nuba - Cairo
Solo shows
- At Logman gallery , Alexandria 1946 . - At Al-Shams gallery - Alexandria 1951 . - At Al-Shams gallery - Alexandria 1952 . - At Al-Shams gallery - Alexandria 1955 . - At Museum of the Modern art - Cairo 1957 . - At Museum of the Modern art -Cairo 1961 . - At gallery of Marsa Matrouh governorate 1966 . - At Arts Center , Zamalek , Cairo 1978 . - At Arts Center , Zamalek , Cairo 1979 . - At Geothe gallery , Alexandria 1980 . - At Yugoslavian Cultural Center, Cairo 1981 . - At Poland as an execution of the Polish-Egyptian Cultural Agreements, Warso and Krakof 1981. - At 4 Polish countries by Polish Minister of Culture, 1982 . - At Arts Center, Zamalek 1982 . - At Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation (foreign diplomats), Zamalek, Cairo, May 2002 .
Local exhibitions
- Participated in collective exhibitions since earlier 1940 .
International exhibitions
- Participated in 31st Salon of Post Artistic Association, Paris, - Salon PTT, 1947. He represented Egypt and won the top position of exhibitors.
Scholarship
- Mission from UNESCO in paris to study and experiences exchange in making museum symbols . - Scholarship from Ministry of Culture for 2 years since 1979 .
Publications and activities
- He has a number of writings in Archaeology, and participated in some of international conferences. - He has works in other fields. - Lotfy El Tamboly is one of the distinguished people in field of Egyptian archaeology, and left his constructive prints in that field since his appointment in Monuments Authority till his retirement from this position in the Egyptian Monuments Registration Center. His most important accomplishments: - He was one of the basic pillars upon which the Egyptian Monuments Registration Center stood, 1956. - He was the first to do the complete scientific monuments description for monuments registration as this position was exclusive only to foreigner experts. - He was the only Egyptian who took the office of Director of Publishing Department in the Egyptian Monuments Registration Center. - He presided most of the missions of monuments registration in Nuba. - He was the dweller archaeologist during dismantlement and transferring `Abu simple` and `Fiala` temples. - He organized the participation of Egypt in Black Art both in Dakar and Lagos. - He organized Ramses II exhibition in Paris. - He organized exhibition of Kings and Queens of Pharaohs in Japan. -He participated with his scientific researches in archaeological conferences both in Egypt and abroad. - He reorganized Department of Ancient Egyptian History at Military Museum in the Citadel. - He has pioneer prints in archaeology filed such as: 1-Prints published in the Egyptian Monuments Registration Center: A- in a complete group of Scientific Volumes: petit Abu Simple Temple in two sequels - participated in the scientific materials and sample. B- In the scientific group for publishing Nubian Temples: - Hussein Cliff Temple - Part 2 - Temple`s entrance and courtyard . - Part 3 - Great Hall, Eastern Wall, Pillars and Statues. - Part 4 - Great Hall, Southern, Northern and Western Wall C- In the cultural Pressures : - Costumes in Egypt . - `Abu Simple` Temple . - `Klabsha` Temple . - `Hussein Cliff` Temple . - He also participated with his scientific material, and made the model of the catalogue of Japan exhibition. - He wrote the scientific material and made the model of Military Museum. 2- He has some works which are not published yet, and they were submitted to the Egyptian Monuments Registration Center to be published: A- In the complete group of scientific volumes: - Grand Temple of `Abu Simple` in two parts - he participated with the scientific material, and made the model B- In the scientific group for publishing Nubian Temples: - `Hussein Cliff` Temple . - Part 5: entrance and Sanctum . - Part 6: drawings and scenes . - Amnumhat Tomb . - Part 1: monuments description and photos . - Part 2: drawings . 3- Landscapes of the Ancient Country - MA .
Local recognition
- Medal of Science and Arts , from the first class after his death 1983 .
Private collection
- At art lovers inside and abroad .
State collection
- Ministry of Culture . - The Foreign Ministry . - Museum of the Modern Egyptian Art . - The Egyptian Opera House .
Essays
- Real artist does not die as his works continue living forever, and audience increase according to the humanitarian value in his works. - The `hero` in Al Tamboly`s works is always man… He did not seek the idea of being unique, as he did not use expatriation or abstraction, for he was so fanatic for mankind, sticking to hard work; thus he became unique without seeking this. - His favorite topic is man in fishing, collecting grapes, carrying luggage, and his permanent attempts to subdue nature for serving him. - A Giant sea….This is the artist and archaeologist Lotfy El Tamboly. He is a giant on both levels humanitarian and professional, and he is like a sea in his giving. He is a man of calm smile, honest in saying and expression, his name was mentioned with great admiration and appreciation in both French and Egyptian Newspapers in 1947, and his name continued to glow in fields of painting and Egyptian archaeology till he became a part of Egypt`s history and heritage. - In 1947 Lotfy Al Tamboly participated with 12 paintings in the 31st Salon of Post Authority in Paris. These paintings represented the largest collection displayed for one artist, and hence, he won the top position among foreign exhibitors. - He was famous for his permanent persistency on realistic style to express real life which he clearly and simply lives. This simplicity reveals clarity and purity of his soul; he always tries to reach the core, since from the beginning of his artistic journey, he is only interested in man with all the worlds within him, and what he has accomplished. -Lotfy Al Tamboly believed in hard work regardless his artistic trend, but he did not like platitude, and did not approve on those consuming formations that are repeated to come up with new things. According to him new things in art is reality in which artist lives, this reality that differs from the past and even from future. Hence it was not strange to find his values and humane concepts reflected on his artistic style since simplicity of expression and clarity of vision constitute his principle; simplicity and clarity that are seen in his paintings, and reveal the purity and serenity of his soul. The real standard of beauty -according to him- is truthfulness of the work of art which holds a dialogue between the work and its audience; that is why his paintings are distinguished for truthfulness and serenity that shake the depth in silence. This may be due to his studies of Ancient Egyptian Art which he expressed according to the concepts of this age. -His life career cannot be divided into phases, in the common sense of the word, as it does not include sudden leaps or radical changes in the style and visions according to inclinations. But his works represent a whole ascending line that continues developing towards creativity. His works can be divided according to its topics which comes as an outcome of the areas he has been in and the people living there. Living in new areas inspired him to originate a new topic. -When he worked on the project of saving Nubian Monuments, this did not eliminate him from painting and colors; as mountains and extended deserts did not concern him and he plunged into depicting Nubians with their simplicity, timidity, spontaneity in serene and vivid way. Prof./ Zeinab Abdul Aziz