A Painterly Portrait of 19th Century Egypt

DACOR Bacon House Foundation
Wednesday, January 21
Ms. Caroline Williams
12 - 2 pm
$25

Ms. Caroline Williams has been under Egypt's spell since 1962, when a visit to Cairo and the Nile led to graduate studies in Middle East history (Harvard University) and Islamic art and architecture (American University in Cairo). Her publications and research interests range from The Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (now in its 6th edition) to articles on the European artists (Pascal Coste, David Roberts, John Frederick Lewis, Jean-Léon Gérôme) and photographers (Francis Frith) who discovered Egypt in the nineteenth century.