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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Photographs of Indonesia
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2017.08
- Creators:
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Kurkdjian Studio
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Printsalbumen, 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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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