Mahmoud Mokhtar

Mahmoud Mukhtar's Egypt's Renaissance 1919-1928, Cairo University Gate

Mahmoud Mukhtar (Arabic: محمود مختار‎) (May 10, 1891 - March 28, 1934) was an Egyptian sculptor. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in 1908 by Prince Yusuf Kamal[1], and was part of the original "Pioneers" of the Egyptian Art movement. Despite his early death, he greatly impacted the realization and formation of contemporary Egyptian art. His work is credited with signaling the beginning of the Egyptian modernist movement, and he is often referred to as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture.

History

Born in the Nile Delta in a small village called Douar skouila, in the region of Mahalla al-Kubra, in the village of Tanbara, where his father was the mayor ('Omda). Mukhtar moved to Cairo as a child with his mother, and in 1908 joined the newly founded Egyptian School of Fine Arts.

Museum

The Mukhtar Museum in Cairo houses Mahmoud Mokhtar's works in various media.^[1]

References

Dietrich, Linnea S. "Huda Lutfi: A Contemporary Artist in Egypt" Women's Art Journal. Vol. 21. No. 2. (Autumn 2000-Winter 2001), pp 12–15.

External links

• Al-Ahram Weekly: "Mahmoud Mokhta, Short-changed by history"
• Saad Zaghloul Statues