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- 7/9/1918 (Creation)
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14 x 26 cm
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Aram Alban (real name: Arnaoudyan) was an Armenian photographer. He was born in Istanbul (Turkey) in 1883 and died in Cairo (Egypt) in 1961. In 1895, he moved to Alexandria (Egypt) with his family. He opened his first studio in 1910, before moving to Brussels (Belgium) in the 1920s and then to Paris (France). He was established as an art photographer and was known for his talent and personal style as well as for his influence on the history of photography in the Middle East. He was the mentor of many younger Armenian photographers. He returned to Egypt in 1940.
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Wall frame containing three photographs, two of Alekos Kampas on either side and one of Polys Modinos in the middle. All three bear handwritten dedications to Alekos Singopoulo. The photographs of Kampas are dated as well. They all bear the embossed stamp of the Alexandria photographer, Aram Alban. To the left, Kampas depicted in profile view, wearing a suit and a bow tie in the right, in facial view, in the same apparel. In the centre, Modinos depicted in three-quarter view, wearing a suit and necktie.
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Greek
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Writing in ink.
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Alban, Aram. “Photographs of Alekos Kampas and Polys Modinos”. Photograph, 07.09.1918. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F04-0001 (2044), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F04-0001.
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- Alban, Aram (Authority)
- Kampas, Alekos (Subject)
- Modinos, Polys (Subject)
- Singopoulo, Alekos D. (Subject)