Ohannes Kurkdjian

Ohannes (Onnes) Kurkdjian

Black and white portrait of a middle-ages man wearing a white helmet

Photographer O. Kurkdjian on the edge of the Sand Sea (Lautan Pasir) in the Tengger Mountains (c.ā€‰1910)
Born 1851
Yerevan
Died 1903
Surabaya
Known for Photography
Ohannes Kurkdjian on the edge of the Sand Sea (Lautan Pasir) in the Tengger Mountains - circa 1910. Stereophotograph.

Ohannes Kurkdjian (first name sometimes spelled Onnes) (born 1851 in Yerevan, Armenia - died 1903 in Surabaya) was a photographer in Yerevan, Singapore and then Surabaya during the Dutch East Indies era. His namesake business (located at Bultzingslowenplein) was Kurkdjian Atelier and later O. Kurkdjian & Co. It grew to employ at least 30 people,[1] one of whom was Thilly Weissenborn the first significant Indonesian-born woman photographer.[2] It continued operations after his death. The studio produced portraits including of Pakoe Boewono X Susuhunan van Solo as well as landscapes, business, building and trade photographs. Kurkdjian is an Armenian name.

Kurkdjian produced stereoscopic images of Ani.[3] He worked for another photographer in Singapore for two months and moved to Surabaya where he eventually established his own studio.[3] [1] In 1897, Kurkdjian was joined by Englishman G. P. Lewis.[1] A famous photograph of Kurkdjian shows him standing behind his tripod-mounted camera photographing a volcano.[1]

Lewis took over the business after Kurkdjian's death in 1903.[1] The studio was acquired by Mieling & Co., a pharmaceutical company, in 1915.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Onnes Kurkdjian; Viewmaker and Entrepreneur by Hedi Hinzler
  2. ā†‘ Haks, Leo (August 2007). "Indonesian photography collection 1860sā€“1940s". NGA Australia. Canberra, Australia: National Gallery of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Steroscopic photographs of Ani Virtual Ani, on Wikimedia Commons see Category:Stereophotos_of_Ani_by_Ohannes_Kurkdjian
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