Antoin Sevruguin

Download or read book Antoin Sevruguin written by Tasha Vorderstrasse and published by Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the changing world of late nineteenth-century Iran through the gaze of one of its most renowned photographers, Antoin Sevruguin. This volume, which will be accompanied by a forthcoming exhibition, publishes for the first time the Oriental Institute Museums complete collection of nineteenth-century Iranian photographs, most of which were created by Sevruguin. Sevruguins artfully staged photographs still resonate with us today. Accompanying the print catalog is a series of essays that investigate Sevruguins life and photographic career, including the lasting impact of his unique vision, as demonstrated by the work of contemporary artist Yassaman Ameri.