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John Beasley Greene

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John Beasley Greene was a French-born American Egyptologist and one of the earliest archaeological documentary photographers. He died at the age of 24. Because of his early demise, his pioneering work was quickly forgotten. The first important study of Greene was published in 1981.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Untitled [Roman sculptures, Cherchell Museum]

1856 · Salted paper print

Image/paper: 28.4 × 22.9 cm (11 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Mount: 61.9 × 47.3 cm (24 3/8 × 18 5/8 in.); Frame: 68 × 57.8 × 3.9 cm (26 13/16 × 22 13/16 × 1 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tombeau de la chrétienne. Vue du côté nord. (Tomb of the Christian Woman. View of the North Side.)

1855 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 22.8 × 28.4 cm (9 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Medinet-Habu

1854 · Salted paper print from paper negative

23.4 x 30.1 cm (9 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of Luxor

1854 · salted paper print from waxed paper negative

Image: 23 x 30.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, Left Wall (Médinet-Habou, Temple funéraire de Ramsès III, paroi gauche

1854 · Salted paper print

Image/paper: 23.3 × 29.8 cm (9 3/16 × 11 3/4 in.); Mount: 47.1 × 60.4 cm (18 9/16 × 23 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Temple de Deboud

1853 · Salted paper print from paper negative

9 1/8 x 11

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Etude de Palmiers, Bords du Nil, Kalabschi

1853 · Salted paper print from paper negative

9 1/4 x 11 3/4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amada, Temple

1853 · Salted paper print from paper negative

Image: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (22.3 × 29.9 cm) Mount: 18 9/16 × 24 1/8 in. (47.1 × 61.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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