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Salah Abdel Karim BIOGRAPHY
1925 Egypt - 1988. Known for: Painting, sculpture.
Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained... Read full biography
Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he met Hussein Youssef Amin and the... Read full biography
Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he met Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he became a student at the Faculty of Fine... Read full biography
Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he met Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he became a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduated with excellence and honors in 1947. In 1948 he became an assistant to the interior decoration section at the FFA. He was then sent to a mission in Paris in 1952 and he became a student to Paul Colin and A.Marie Cassandre for... Read full biography
Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he met Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he became a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduated with excellence and honors in 1947. In 1948 he became an assistant to the interior decoration section at the FFA. He was then sent to a mission in Paris in 1952 and he became a student to Paul Colin and A.Marie Cassandre for publicity and theatre design. He then moved to Rome in 1956 to study design for cinema. In 19... Read full biography
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Salah Abdel Karim was born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he met the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he became his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he met Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he became a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduated with excellence and honors in 1947.
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