Antoin Sevruguin : Past and Present, the changing world of late C19th Iran. This item is unavailable.Antoin Sevruguin : Past and Present, the changing world of late C19th Iran

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.

Tasha Vorderstrasse is the University and Continuing Education Program coordinator at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

Christopher Woods is director of the Oriental Institute and Professor of Sumerology at the University of Chicago.