S. M. Prokudin-Gorsky: The Splendors of Russia in Natural Color 1905–1916

Exhibition of Šechtl & Voseček Museum of Photography February–May 2006

Texts:
Prokudin-Gorsky
| Letter to Leo Tolstoy
| What Kind of Color Images Was He Able to See
| Modern reproductions
| Color Photography
| Chronology
| Credits

Artvin

Общий вид Артвина c местечка Свет.

General view of Artvin from the hamlet of Svet.

1904

Artvin is a small city on the Coruh River, 55 km south of Batumi. Today, this area is in Turkey.

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Prokudin-GorskiiCollection, LC-DIG-ppmsc-04844. Digital color rendering by Walter Frankhauser.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.04844

Мулла с ученицами у Артомелинской мечети в Артвине.

Mullah with schoolgirls at the Artomelin Mosque in the town of Artvin.

1904

Mullahs are Islamic clergy, who have studied the Qur'an, Islamic traditions (hadith), and Islamic law (fiqh). Often, they will know the Qur'an by heart. However, illiterate villagers sometimes recognized a literate Muslim with less than complete Islamic training as their “mullah”. Muslim schoolteachers were often considered mullahs.

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Prokudin-GorskiiCollection, LC-DIG-prokc-21486. Digital color rendering by Jan Hubička based on color composite by Blaise Agüera y Arcas.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/prokc.21486

Курдская женщина с детьми.

Kurdish woman with children. Artvin.

1904

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Prokudin-GorskiiCollection, LC-DIG-prokc-21470. Digital color rendering by Jan Hubička based on color composite by Blaise Agüera y Arcas.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/prokc.21470

Грузинка в национальн. костюме.

Armenian woman in national costume. Artvin.

1904

One hundred years ago, Artvin was located in Armenia, but is now part of Turkey. The Armenian woman's dress pictured here distinguishes her as being Christian. Armenia was the the first country in the world to establish Christianity as its official religion, in 301 A.D., and is renowned for its literature and architecture.

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Prokudin-GorskiiCollection, LC-DIG-prokc-21620. Digital color rendering by Jan Hubička based on color composite by Blaise Agüera y Arcas.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/prokc.21620

Армянки в праздничном наряде.

Armenian women in holiday dress.

1904

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Prokudin-GorskiiCollection, LC-DIG-prokc-21485. Digital color rendering by Jan Hubička based on color composite by Blaise Agüera y Arcas.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/prokc.21485

All photographs Prokudin-Gorsky took in Artvin

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