MAHMOUD MOUSA

Mahmoud Moussa was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1913, Mahmoud Moussa was a sculptor from the second generation of pioneers of Modern art in the country. With the intention of continuing his father’s profession, which involved the creation of stucco decorations for building facades and interior, Moussa began attending evening art classes. He frequented those provided by the Amateurs Society, led by the Egyptian painter Mahmoud Said, in 1931. Later, Moussa trained under the supervision of the Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar (1891-1934). In 1957, Moussa earned a position as a teacher in the Department of Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria.