Curriculum Vitae
 
Mahmoud Housny
 
Personal Data
   
Birth date : 11/11/1899
Date of death : 29/5/1955
Activities : Sculpture
 

 
Education
 
- Graduated from the Egyptian High School of Fine Arts- 1915.
 
Jobs
 
- 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.
 
Solo shows
 
- 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.
 
Scholarship
 
- Travelled to Italy in 1951.
 
Assignment
 
- 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.