Spotlight: How Did a Bourgeois Artist Became One of the First Female Political Prisoners in Egypt?
Presenter: Ghadeer Sadeq
Delivered: Boston on April 21, 2024
In this afikra spotlight, Ghadeer Sadeq spotlights four remarkable Arab women artists: Inji Efflatoun, Etel Adnan, Baya Mahieddin, and Mounira Mouslly.
Sources & Future References
Inji Efflatoun in Prison (1959–1963): Painting the Unrenewable - post
Remembering Mounirah Mosly: 'She was a real humanitarian and a real artist' | The National
Inji Efflatoun Art, Feminism, and Politics in Egypt on JSTOR
Bonhams : Inji Efflatoun (Egypt, 1924-1984) Dreams of a Prisoner (Ahlam Almuetaqalih)
Aksoy Farah , Zeynep Fatenn Mostafa, Nabaraoui Céza , and Green Art Gallery. 2017.
Modernist Women of Egypt: Inji Efflatoun Vessela Farid Tahia Halim Zeinab Abdel Hamid Effat Naghi Marguerite Nakhla Gazbia Sirry Margo Veillon. Dubai: Green Art Gallery
Overlooked No More: Inji Efflatoun, Egyptian Artist of the People - The New York Times
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