لمحة - الحلقة الرابعة: مجموعة فيصل الأطرش

لمحة هي بودكاست من إعداد المؤ سسة العربية للصورة بهدف تقديم المجموعات الموجودة 
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تم الإنتاج بالتعاون مع تيونفورك ستوديوز في بيروت

"Lamha" is a podcast put together by the Arab Image Foundation with the aim of presenting the collections in its custody through a series of short snippets. For more, visit arabimagefoundation.org.

Cover image:
Farid el Atrash on the set of the film "A'ahd el Hawa" (1955)
0085at00069, 0085at – Faysal el Atrash Collection, courtesy of the Arab Image Foundation, Beirut

Produced in collaboration with Tunefork Studios, Beirut.

This podcast was first featured in Issue 2021.06 of AIF's monthly stories:
https://stories.arabimagefoundation.org/issue-202106
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The fourth episode of Lamha pays tribute to World Music Day (21 June) by shedding light on the Faysal El Atrash collection, which is made up of 97 paper prints and one photo on film.  At the heart of the collection are the many lives of Farid El Atrash and Amal El Atrash (better known by her stage name Asmahan), the Syrian-born brother-and-sister duo who captivated the Arab world with their film and music performances during the golden age of Egyptian cinema.

The collection consists of photographs that document key moments from their multi-decade career, including movies they acted in, such as Youth Victory (1941) and Love and Revenge (1944); film premieres in Cairo and Beirut; and glimpses into their personal lives, including pictures of them vacationing at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

Spanning the 1930s to the 1970s, the collection encompasses pictures of other artists who were active during that period: Samia Gamal, Mariam Fakhreddine, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Ismail Yassine, Sabah, and Hind Rustom, to name a few.

The same collection is also home to photographs of major political figures, such as Sultan Pasha El Atrash, as well as high-ranking French officers stationed in the Jabal Al Arab area, also known as Jabal Al Druze. These photographs date back to the 1930s-1940s.

This collection came into Faysal El Atrash’s care upon the passing of his father, Fouad El Atrash, who bequeathed it to him upon his passing. Fouad was Farid El Atrash’s and Ashaman’s brother and business manager.

The collection was uncovered thanks to researcher Mona Ghandour, and deposited at the AIF in 1998.

To view this collection, visit http://arabimagefoundation.com/getEntityFront?page=CollectionEntity_details&entityName=CollectionEntity&idEntity=18

Lamha - Episode 04: Faysal El Atrash Collection

The Arab Image Foundation is an independent association forging new pathways for photography and image practices. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of artistic creation, research, and archiving, we explore, question and confront the complex social and political realities of our times.

Our collection of over 500,000 photographic objects and documents from and related to the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab diaspora has been gradually assembled over the last 20 years by artists and researchers and through donations. With a critical and innovative approach, we collect, rethink, preserve, activate and understand these photographs through their multiple strata, and enrich the collection in the process.

The AIF looks to engage a broad regional and international community in experimental thought and practice that extends the photographic concept. We offer an inspiring and welcoming environment open to everyone: through our digital platform, our space in Beirut, and our projects and partnerships. Artists, researchers, students, cultural practitioners and the general public are warmly encouraged to learn, discover, create, and exchange ideas.

For more information, visit http://arabimagefoundation.org

Cover image: Advertising campaign for Luxor Rugs, photographed by Tufic Yazbek in 1967 in Mexico City, Mexico. Chromogenic process transparency on cellulose acetate film, large format. 0243ya00276, 0243ya - Tufic Yazbek Collection - Arab Image Foundation, Beirut.