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Sevruguin and the Persian Image: Photographs of Iran, 1870-1930

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

Synopsis:
Antoin Sevruguin (late 1830s-1933) was a leading, celebrated photographer of late 19th-century Iran. He had two lifelong obsessions. The first was a cherished desire to record Iran in all its facets on glass plates; the second was to capture light in his photographs the way he so admired in Rembrandt's painting. A special interest in light and atmosphere pervaded Sevruguin's work. In addition to his numerous, compelling pictures of urban life and portraits made in his famous studio in Tehran, Sevruguin made a photographic inventory of the landscape, archaeological sites, and people of Azarbaijan, Kurdistan, and Luristan. Although the majority of his pictures were destroyed during political upheavals in the early 20th century, a significant number have been preserved in archives in the West. In this generously illustrated book, five distinguished authors explore the photographer's life and career. Sevruguin and the Persian Image includes a portfolio of signature works by a photographer whose innovations in lighting, composition, and development constitute landmark, contributions to the evolution of photography.

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Other editions: 2006, 2004, Hardcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2003, Softcover - 2003, Softcover - 2003, Softcover - 2003, 2003, Hardcover - 2002, Softcover - 2002