John Henry Haynes : a photographer and archaeologist in the Ottoman Empire 1881-1900 / Robert G. Ousterhout.

Main entry:

Ousterhout, Robert G.

Title & Author:

John Henry Haynes : a photographer and archaeologist in the Ottoman Empire 1881-1900 / Robert G. Ousterhout.

Publication:

Istanbul, Turkey : Kayık Yayıncılık : Hawick : Cornucopia Books, 2011.

Description:

148 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm

Notes:
Early Life -- Sailing To Assos -- A Foothold in the East -- Travels With A Camera -- Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia -- Baghdad And Beyond -- The Unsung Hero of Nippur -- An Eye For The Picturesque -- The Photographer as Artist.

Summary:

Virtually unknown today, John Henry Haynes (1849-1910) may be regarded as the father of American archaeological photography. In a landmark study, with many photographs published for the first time, Robert Ousterhout rediscovers Hayne's career, assessing his unique blend of artistry and documentation. His photographic odyssey took Haynes across the Ottoman Empire, from Athens to Constantinople, across Anatolia, and ultimately to Mesopotamia. Although he had scant academic credentials and just a short training in 'aesthetic' photography, Haynes broke new ground. In 1900 he uncovered an astounding cache of 23,000 cuneiform tablets that are the foundation of much of what we know about the Sumerian literary tradition. And with his discerning eye and artistic sensibility, he captured astonishing sights, many never photographed before, and many no longer in existence. The victim of rivalry, snobbery and outright skulduggery, he died 'broken in body and spirit'.

ISBN:

0956594816
9780956594815
9786056242908
6056242900

Subject:

Haynes, John Henry, 1849-1910.
Haynes, John Henry 1849-1910
Antiquities.
Travel.
Fotografie
Turkey Description and travel.
Middle East Description and travel.
Turkey Antiquities.
Middle East Antiquities.
Turquie Antiquités.
Moyen-Orient Antiquités.
Middle East.
Turkey.
Osmanisches Reich

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278476
Call No.: BIB 214043
Status: Available

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