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Umm Kulthum — Star of the East
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Umm Kulthum in a red and black halftone: her dark glasses in front of the Giza Sphinx, her name in big red calligraphy and كوكب الشرق in black.
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- 30 × 50 cm
- 1 cm PVC board, 4K print
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About this poster
Umm Kulthum in a red and black halftone: her dark glasses in front of the Giza Sphinx, her name in big red calligraphy and كوكب الشرق in black.
They called her Kawkab al-Sharq, the Star of the East. Born Fatima Ibrahim el-Sayyed el-Beltagi, Umm Kulthum died in Cairo on 3 February 1975. Her heavy dark glasses became her trademark after she was treated for Graves' disease in 1953.
The poster works like a two-ink screen print: red and black on cream. At the top, أم كلثوم in huge red Ruq'a calligraphy, then كوكب الشرق in black and “Star of the East · L'astre de l'Orient” in small capitals. Below, the photo turns into a halftone: Umm Kulthum, face lifted, dark glasses and an earring, in front of the head of the Sphinx at Giza, which bleeds off the bottom edge. The dots sit slightly off-register and registration marks frame the corners, like a real studio print.
Two inks, one icon
With only three tones, the poster stands out on a white wall as much as on a dark one. Hang it above a record player, in a hallway or in a living room where the old songs still play.
Photo of Umm Kulthum by the Sphinx at Giza, photographer unknown, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Printed in Tunisia, paid on delivery.
