Ohannes Kurkdjian (first name sometimes spelled Onnes, Armenian spelling Hovhannes, 1851–1903) was a photographer based in Yerevan, Tiflis, Singapore and then Surabaya during the Dutch East Indies era.
Ohannes (Onnes) Kurkdjian | |
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 Kurkdjian on the edge of the Sand Sea (Lautan Pasir) in the Tengger Mountains (c. 1910) | |
| Born | 1851 |
| Died | 1903 |
| Known for | Photography |
His namesake business (located at Bultzingslowenplein) was the studio Kurkdjian Atelier and later O. Kurkdjian & Co.
Life and work
editKurkdjian was born in Kyurin, (Gürun), Ottoman Empire
He produced stereoscopic images of Ani.[1] He worked for another photographer in Singapore for two months and moved to Surabaya, where he eventually established his own studio.[1][2]
His namesake business (located at Bultzingslowenplein) was Kurkdjian Atelier and later O. Kurkdjian & Co. It grew to employ at least 30 people,[2] one of whom was Thilly Weissenborn, the first significant Indonesian-born female photographer.[3] The studio produced portraits including of Pakoe Boewono X Susuhunan van Solo as well as landscapes, business, building and trade photographs.
In 1897, Kurkdjian was joined by Englishman G. P. Lewis.[2] Lewis took over the business after Kurkdjian's death in 1903 (in Surabaya, Indonesia).[2] The studio was acquired by Mieling & Co., a pharmaceutical company, in 1915.[2]
A famous photograph of Kurkdjian shows him standing behind his tripod-mounted camera photographing a volcano.[2]
Gallery
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Kurkdjian studio in Surabaya in a building with other businesses -
Sugarcane being transported by oxcart -
Wayang wong performers -
Studio portrait of a woman -
Pakoe Boewono X Susuhunan van Solo -
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Bales being shipped from the sugarcane factory -
Mount Kelud crater circa 1901 -
Mount Bromo circa 1920 -
Hillside with people photograph -
Women doing batik -
Boats anchored at Tjilatjap (Cilacap) -
Outside the Kurkdjian photo studio -
Semeroe volcano in 1897 -
A sixteen meter deep mudslide at Redjosari after the eruption of the Kelud volcano -
Personnel of Atelier Kurkdjian, Surabaya, 1916
References
edit- ^ a b Stereoscopic photographs of Ani
- ^ a b c d e f Onnes Kurkdjian; Viewmaker and Entrepreneur by Hedi Hinzler
- ^ Haks, Leo (August 2007). "Indonesian photography collection 1860s–1940s". NGA Australia. Canberra, Australia: National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
