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Our Work : Modern Jobs - Ancient Origins (2013)

by Jason Reblando, Matthew Cunningham (Interviewer), Jack Green, Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, Emily Teeter

Other authors: Anna Ressman (Photographer), Gil J. Stein (Foreword)

Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications (36)

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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.… (more)
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Cunningham, MatthewInterviewermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Green, Jackmain authorall editionsconfirmed
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicagomain authorall editionsconfirmed
Teeter, Emilymain authorall editionsconfirmed
Ressman, AnnaPhotographersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stein, Gil J.Forewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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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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