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Title Aziz S. Atiya (portrait)
Creator Gittins, Alvin L., 1922-1981
Room Number 3400
Description Oil on canvas (color) painting of Aziz Suryal Atiya. Professor, prominent Coptologist, Coptic historian, scholar, author. Born in Egypt, later moved to the United States. Founded the Middle East Center at the University of Utah. The Aziz S. Atiya Library for Middle East Studies is located within the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library.
Collection Name Marriott Library Permanent Art Collection
About the Artist The artist Alvin Gittins was born in Kidderminster, Worcester, England and later became a faculty member of the University of Utah (1947-1981). He headed the University of Utah Art Department from 1956 until 1962.
About the Art Oil on canvas (color) painting of Aziz Suryal Atiya. Professor, prominent Coptologist, Coptic historian, scholar, author. Born in Egypt, later moved to the United States. Founded the Middle East Center at the University of Utah. The Aziz S. Atiya Library for Middle East Studies is located within the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library.
Subject Atiya, Aziz Suryal, 1898-1988; Painting, American--20th century; Public art--Utah; Art museums--Utah; University of Utah. Libraries--Art
Date 1968
Format application/pdf
Medium Painting
Height Framed 55.25 inches
Width, Framed 27.25 inches
Height Unframed 47.25 inches
Width Unframed 29.25 inches
Depth (3D Objects) n/a
Signature Location Top Right Corner
Library Number No Number [30]
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Digitization Specifications JPEG2000 image for display, Archival tiff generated by Photoshop. Original image captured by Photoshop. Original image captured with Nikon D300s at 12.3 megapixels
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type Image/StillImage
Identifier index.cpd
ARK ark:/87278/s6cf9qw5
Setname uum_mlpac
ID 235301
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cf9qw5

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Title Unframed
Creator Gittins
Collection Name Marriott Library Permanent Art Collection
Format application/pdf
Digitization Specifications JPEG2000 image for display. Archival tiff generated by Photoshop. Original image captured with Canon EOS 5D Mark II at 21 megapixels
Setname uum_mlpac
ID 235298
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cf9qw5/235298