Our work : modern jobs, ancient origins / portrait photography by Jason Reblando : interviews by Matthew Cunningham ; edited by Jack Green & Emily Teeter ; new color artifact photography by Anna Ressman.
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TextSeries: Oriental Institute Museum publications ; 36.Publisher: Chicago : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2013Description: 128 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 30 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781885923998; 1885923996Subject(s): University of Chicago. Oriental Institute -- Exhibitions | Portrait photography -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions | Occupations -- History -- Exhibitions | Middle East -- Antiquities -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Exhibition catalogs | HistoryDDC classification: 939.4 LOC classification: DS57 | .O97x 2013Summary: Our Work: Modern Jobs -- Ancient Origins is the catalog for a photo-based exhibit that reveals that many modern professions originated in the ancient Middle East. Artifacts from the Oriental Institute Museum were paired with a baker, farmer, manicurist, brewer, poet, boat builder, judge and other professionals to show the antiquity of these jobs. The portraits are accompanied by commentary on the contributions of the ancient Middle East to life today and new insights into how members of the public view their relationship to the past. This volume will be of interest to educators, historians, and those interested in fine-arts photography. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held August 10, 2013-February 23, 2014 at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Our Work: Modern Jobs -- Ancient Origins is the catalog for a photo-based exhibit that reveals that many modern professions originated in the ancient Middle East. Artifacts from the Oriental Institute Museum were paired with a baker, farmer, manicurist, brewer, poet, boat builder, judge and other professionals to show the antiquity of these jobs. The portraits are accompanied by commentary on the contributions of the ancient Middle East to life today and new insights into how members of the public view their relationship to the past. This volume will be of interest to educators, historians, and those interested in fine-arts photography. -- Provided by publisher.