Gigord (Pierre de) Collection of Photographs of the Ottoman
Empire and the Republic of Turkey
Title:
Pierre de Gigord Collection of Photographs of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic
of Turkey
Dates:
1850-1958 (bulk 1853-1930)
Number:
96.R.14
Creator/Collector:
Gigord, Pierre de
Extent:
243.7 Linear Feet
(176 boxes, 2 flatfile folders, 1 frame)
Abstract:
Spanning roughly one hundred years, the
collection of over 6,000 photographic images forms a visual record of the late years of the
Ottoman Empire and the formation and early years of the Republic of Turkey. The collection
focuses on cultural and urban images, mainly of Constantinople (Istanbul), the capital of
the Ottoman Empire, but other geographic areas, such as the Balkans, and other cities and
towns within the empire such as Bursa and Smyrna (Izmir) are included, as are a few images
from sites in Greece, Egypt, Jerusalem, India and China. The work of over 165 photographers
is represented in the collection. The collection is supported by a small group of pamphlets
and offprints regarding photography in the Ottoman Empire and by a small assemblage of
photographic ephemera.
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Language:
Collection material is in French with someEnglish,German, andTurkish.
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles 90049-1688 reference@getty.edu URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref (310) 440-7390
