The Temple of Dendur, Nubia

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The Temple of Dendur, Nubia

John Beasley Greene

Date
1853–1854
Medium
Salted paper print
Culture
American
Department
Photographs
Institution
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Creator

John Beasley Greene

American Photographer · 1832–1856

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A French-born archaeologist based in Paris and a student of photographer Gustave Le Gray, John Beasly Greene became a founding member of the Société Française de Photographie and belonged to two societies devoted to Eastern studies. Greene became the first practicing archaeologist to use photography, although he was careful to keep separate files for his documentary images and his more artistic la

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