The Market, Aswan, Egypt

1959

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This is a photograph of an outdoor market scene. The image shows a crowd of people in traditional garments in the market area. In the background, there is an old structure with a dome and an arched entrance. The ground appears unpaved. Items are laid out on the ground or in baskets, indicating trade and commerce. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 164, illus. p. 163

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 164, illus. p. 163

Inscriptions

center verso in blue ink: The Market - Aswan - / Egypt - 1959 / Paul Strand; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EG-PI-1807 HSC

Wikidata ID

Q64158715

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