Margo Veillon: Nubia: Sketches, Notes, and Photographs

by John Rodenbeck (Editor), Margo Veillon (Photographer)

From 1964 onward much of the ancient land of Nubia sank forever in the waters of Lake Nasser, behind the new Aswan High Dam. Margo Veillon had been fascinated by the vibrancy, color, and movement of the life of ordinary people in Nubia since the 1930s. In the company of friends and fellow artists she made numerous extended visits to capture in her artwork a lifestyle that has now vanished. This book is a record of her journeys. Presenting the Nile as this beautiful land’s thoroughfare, her drawings and photographs reflect the impact of this world upon her. Veillon’s diaries, notes, and pictures vividly illuminate one of the world’s most visually oriented cultures in a style that is as expressive as its subject, thus offering not only an image captured at a particular moment in time, which will never be seen again, but the sensitivity and skill of brain, eye, and hand that made that capture possible. Also Margo The Bursting Movement edited by Charlotte Hug (AUC Press, 1996) Margo Egyptian Harvests edited by Charlotte Hug (AUC Press, 2000) Margo Egyptian Festivals edited by Bruno Ronfard (AUC Press, 2002) Margo Painting The Masterpiece Collection at the American University in Cairo edited by Bruno Ronfard (AUC Press, 2003)

168 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Mark Rizk Farag · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful art from the now underwater land of Nubia which my nation flooded. So sad to see such a beautiful submerged.

[Sherif MohyEldeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice sketches and a story behind.