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Syria Collection

Call Number

AD.MC.036

Date

1940s-1980s, bulk

Creator

Nikolskaya, Xenia (Role: Collector)
A. Issa & Hadaya, Bab-Edriss, Beyrouth (Beirut, Lebanon) (Role: Photographer)
Above Cinema Mounir, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Al Douli International Studio, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Ali Baba, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Antoine Dalati & Nohra, Official Photographer of the Lebanese Government, Ghrawi, Assour, [Lebanon] (Role: Photographer)
Apamis, Aleppo, Syria (Role: Photographer)
C. Almas [?], Damascus, [Syria] (Role: Photographer)
Cairo Studio, Ahmed Hariri, Damascus, [Syria] (Role: Photographer)
Hassen Yazil, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Issa Freres, Beyrouth (Beirut, Lebanon) (Role: Photographer)
Photo Boyadjian, 65 Avenue Barada, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Photo Cine Azad, Damascus, [Syria] (Role: Photographer)
Photo J. Gazarian, Bab Touma, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Photo Katchadour, Damascus, [Syria] (Role: Photographer)
Photo Kermanik, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Photo Rapide, Grand Hotel Bloudan, Semerjdian Frères, [Syria] (Role: Photographer)
Photo V. Derounian, Aleppo, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Qusai, Aleppo, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Rahe, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Reem Color, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Sadek Qassees, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Samir Color Lab, Saudi Arabia (Role: Photographer)
Sarkissian Studio, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Sons et Couleurs (Beirut, Lebanon) (Role: Photographer)
Abdel Nour, Damascus, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al Ahram, Aleppo, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Photo Al Andalous, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al Assime, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al Khayyam, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al Sabah, Damascus, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al-Babk, Damascus, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al-Kindi, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Al-Rabih, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Alsabah, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Antoin, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Carmen, Damascus, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Dikran, Damascus, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Dunia, Derhagopian, Rue Fouad, 1er, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Echbelia, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Egypt, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Elias Hichmé, Bab-Touma, Damas, (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Garbis, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Georges Derzi, Press Photography Department, Salhieh, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Hadad, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Haig, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Housam (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Hovnan, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Karwan (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Khallaf, Syria (Role: Photographer)
Studio Le Caire, Rue Fardos, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Manuel A&P (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Minas (Chouhada, Salhiyeh, Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Mesmar, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Photo Monsour, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Najah, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Najah (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Omayad, Rue Fardosse, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Rateb, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Safar & Vartan, Rue Fardosse, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Safar, Sanjakdar, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Sameer, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Suri Ramis (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Tuni and Safar, Entree de Rue Fardoss, Côté de Tour D'Argent, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Vense, Zahlé (Lebanon) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Wacim, Abou Roumaneh, Rue Miseloun, Damascus (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Yazouy (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Zaven, Aleppo (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio Zenobia, (Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Studio el Seyahe, Damas (Damascus, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Tirage Photo Dadour, Alep (Aleppo, Syria) (Role: Photographer)
Yacoub Touranian, Jordan (Role: Photographer)

Extent

9 paige_boxes
1,255 photographs and 25 negatives in 8 boxes and 1 oversized flat box.

Language of Materials

Arabic , English , French .

Abstract

Acquired from photographer Xenia Nikolskaya and researcher Heba Habib, the Syria Collection includes 1281 photographs including black and white gelatin silver prints and color photographs. The images document the social and cultural life of Syria from the 1940's to the 1980's. They portray religious ceremonies, daily life, street scenes of Damascus, archaeological sites, schools, picnics, family trips, costume parties, historic sites, and landscapes.

Biographical / Historical

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Arrangement

Organized into ten series according to the order in which the materials were received from the donor.

The series and subseries arrangement of the records is as follows:

Marie Rose Krikorian Series - Box: 5; Box: 9 Adel Bassem Series Studio Portraits Amphitheater Series - Box: 4 Actor Headshots Series Series - Box: 5 Party Series Series - Box: 5 Aleppo Series Series - Box: 6 Studio Series II Series - Box: 7 Studio Series III Series - Box: 8 Wedding Portrait Series

Scope and Contents

Acquired from photographer Xenia Nikolskaya and researcher Heba Habib, the Syria Collection includes 1,255 photographs including black and white gelatin silver prints and color photographs, as well as 25 negatives. The images document the social and cultural life of Syria from the 1940's to the 1980's. They portray religious ceremonies, daily life, street scenes of Damascus, archaeological sites, schools, picnics, family trips, costume parties, historic sites, and landscapes. There are also 10 photographs taken in Lebanon.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

NYU Abu Dhabi holds all copyright and related rights pertaining to this collection. Please contact Akkasah Photography Archive at akkasah@nyu.edu for information regarding information and use or submit an image request form via akkasah.org .

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Syria Collection; AD_MC_036; box number; folder number or item identifier; Akkasah Photography Archive, al Mawrid, New York University Abu Dhabi.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

All images acquired from Xenia Nikolskaya in 2018.

Collection processed by

Jasmine Soliman and Emily Broad, with additional edits by Jonathan Burr and Ozge Calafato for Akkasah: Center for Photography at NYUAD

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 19:13:30 +0400.
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in new acid-free folders and boxes. Original caption information, when available, was transcribed into ArchivesSpace. The language of the original captions was retained in the digitisation of both the recto and verso of each photograph.

As of December 2019, 781 photographs have been digitised and published to a finding aid and o akkasah.org, with 474 remaining.

Repository

Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)

Container

box: 1 - 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Akkasah: Photography Archive (NYU Abu Dhabi)
New York University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 129188