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John Beasley Greene, photographer
American, 1832 - 1856
Thebes - Ramesseion, circa 1850 - 1855
salted paper print
22.5 x 29.7 cm
Museum Purchase, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund 1998.130

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Artist Biography: Born in Paris of American parents. Father probably a Boston banker who traveled widely. Amateur archaeologist, helped photographers on their missions torecord excavations, excavated in the vicinity of Thebes in his own right, one of the founder members of the SociÈtÈ FranÁcaise de Photographie in Paris. made his home in Paris. Calotypes, waxed paper, salted paper processes.

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