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Antoin Sevruguin

Past and Present, the changing world of late C19th Iran

Tasha Vorderstrasse editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Published:21st May '21

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Explore the changing world of late nineteenth-century Iran through the gaze of one of its most renowned photographers, Antoin Sevruguin. This volume publishes for the first time the Oriental Institute Museum’s complete collection of nineteenth-century Iranian photographs, most of which were created by Sevruguin. The artfully staged photographs still resonate with us today.

Accompanying the catalogue of photographs is a series of essays that investigating Sevruguin’s life and photographic career, including the lasting impact of his unique vision as demonstrated by the work of contemporary artist Yassaman Ameri.

ISBN: 9781614910541

Dimensions: 213mm x 290mm x 27mm

Weight: 1654g

412 pages