About Effat Nagy
Lived 1905 – 1994 (aged 89). Effat Nagy was an Egyptian and Turkish painter, artist and visual artist.
Effat Nagy (. Nagi, Effat Naghi, or Effat Nagui) (5 April 1905 – 4 October 1994
Life Effat Mousa Nagy was born in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria in 1905. She was fascinated by culture and she was trained in music and mathematics.
In 1964 she exhibited her work at the High Dam (as-Sad al-'Aali) Exhibition.
Legacy Nagy and her husband have a museum in Cairo which contains about 200 of their paintings and pottery. The Museum of Saad El-Khadem and Effat Nagy holds 24 paintings by Nagy and 34 by her husband including a large nude where Nagy is the model. which holds many useful books on folklore and astrology. Nagy left her house to the Egyptian government, but it was the French government who paid for her biography to be published.
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Who was Effat Nagy?
Egyptian artist (1905–1994)
When was Effat Nagy born?
Effat Nagy was born on 5 April 1905 in Alexandria.
When did Effat Nagy die?
Effat Nagy died on 4 October 1994 in Cairo.
What was Effat Nagy's occupation?
Effat Nagy was a painter, artist and visual artist.
What nationality was Effat Nagy?
Effat Nagy was Egyptian and Turkish.
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