Object Details
- Local Numbers
- FSA A.01 12.06
- Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
- Names
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Collection Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Place
- Egypt
- Philae (Egypt)
- Topic
- Art, Asian -- Collectors and collecting
- Art, American -- Collectors and collecting
- Art -- Collectors and collecting
- Architecture
- Creator
- Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919
- Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885
- See more items in
- Charles Lang Freer Papers
- Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 12: Photographs / 12.6: Egypt
- Biographical / Historical
- Charles Lang Freer likely acquired most of the prints during his first travel in Egypt in late 1906-early 1907, although he made two subsequent visits in 1908 and 1909.
- Felix Bonfils was a French photographer who spent most of his time in the Middle East. Many tourists bought his photos while visiting the Middle East.
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet
- Date
- undated
- Archival Repository
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
- Identifier
- FSA.A.01, File FSA A.01 12.06
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Collection Citation
- Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
- Arrangement
- Organized by subject.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Scope and Contents
- Photographs depicting temples, roads, sculpture, and artwork in Egypt. Photographers and studios represented include Antonio Beato (1832-1906); Maison Bonfils (active 1867-early 20th century), and Zangaki Adelphoi (active 1870s-1890s).
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1585218689097-1585218689941-2
