Photography Album of Iraq: Camera Studies

One snakeskin bound photography album containing 73 photomechanical reproductions of landscapes, mosque architecture, family portraits, street scenes, and bazaar snapshots. There are a limited number of aerial photographs, credited to the RAF.

This book is a rare example of early 20th century scenic photographs of Iraq. Camera Studies in Iraq also had a farily limited print run. This photo album is an apparent mock-antique album from the 1920's with an attempt to darken and spot the pages to appear older. The front cover reads in gold lettering, "Camera Studies in Iraq" with the photographer and publisher listed at the bottom: "A. Kerim/Bagdad," and "Hasso Bros./Baghdad."

FSA A2011.02

Kermin, A

Iraq

Purchased, 2011.

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Books

Photographs

Photography Album of Iraq: Camera Studies. FSA.A2011.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

One book in one flat box.

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Photographs

Collection is open for research.