Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Photographs of Indonesia

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A2017.08
Creators:
Kurkdjian Studio
Dates:
undated
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Prints
albumen, unmounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Three 19th/early 20th century prints: 1 umounted albumen print of a rural cave scene of Indonesia by Ohannes Kurkdjian. 22 x 29.2 cm.; 1 umounted albumen print of an urban street scene in Indonesia by Ohannes Kurkdjian. 20.2 x 26.7 cm.; 1 albumen studio portrait of an Indonesian woman by an unknown photographer. 21.8 x 17.6 cm.

Arrangement

Arrangement
One flat box.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ohannes Kurkdjian 1851 - 1903 was an Armenian photographer active in Indonesia at the turn of the century. His company, O. Kurkdjian & Co. was a major studio in Surabaya producing scenic views as well as studio portraits. The studio continued well after Kurkdjian's death in 1903.

Administration

Custodial History
Purchase, 2017.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Photographs of Indonesia. FSA.A2017.08. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
FSA A2017.08


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indonesia Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albumen prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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