Francis Frith
Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia

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Artist Francis Frith English, 1822–1898

CultureBritish

Titles

Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia

Date1862

PlaceEgypt

PlaceEthiopia

PlaceNubia, Sudan

MediumBook of albumen prints, stereographs

Dimensions9 3/8 × 7 5/8 × 1 7/8 in.

Credit LineGift of Margaret Culbertson

Object number84.349

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Department

Photography

Object Type

BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS

DescriptionFrancis
Frith produced widely popular travel photographs and photographically
illustrated books for a public eager to experience faraway lands from the
comfort of their own homes. In Egypt and the surrounding region, Frith’s
equipment included a camera outfitted with two lenses in order to produce the
100 stereographs included in Egypt,
Nubia, and Ethiopia. Each pair of nearly identical side-by-side images was
meant to be viewed using a small stereoscope that was included with the book.
Seen through this handheld device, the images merged in the mind to create an
illusion of three dimensions, transporting readers to distant sites by virtual
reality.
ProvenanceMargaret Culbertson, Houston; given to MFAH, 1984.
Exhibition History"Past/Present: Photography from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 1991–February 9, 1992.

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