Amy Nimr

Surrealism in Egypt

Amy Nimr at Mohamed Ahmed Abboud and Jemina Pasha’s home, Cairo, Egypt, 1937 by Lee Miller © Lee Miller Archives, England www.leemiller.co.uk

Artist and writer Amy Nimr was the daughter of prominent Syrian media mogul Faris Nimr. Born in Cairo, she spent her early life between Egypt, France, and England. Nimr attended Cheltenham Ladies’ College and the …