Drawing Egypt: From the Artistic Legacy Collection at the American University in Cairo

Margo Veillon was born in Cairo in 1907, the daughter of a Swiss businessman and his Austrian wife. She spent much of her artistic career capturing the verve and movement of daily life in Egypt, and since 1936 the world of Upper Egypt and Nubia. She died in 2003. Margo Veillon: the BurstingMovement, Egyptian Harvests, Egyptian Festivals, Painting Egypt, Nubia, and Witness of a Century were published by the AUC Press in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007. Bruno Ronfard lived in Cairo for a number of years and worked regularly with Margo Veillon on her collection from 1997 until her death. He is the editor of Margo Veillon: Witness of a Century (AUC Press, 2007).