Janneke van Dijk - Augusta Curiel. Fotografe in Suriname 1904-1937

Janneke van Dijk, Hanna van Petten-van Charante & Laddy van Putten - Augusta Curiel. Fotografe in Suriname 1904-1937 - Amsterdam / Paramaribo - KIT Publishers / Tropenmuseum / Surinaams Museum - 2007 - 1st edition - 192 pp - Hardcover - 29,5 x 25 cm. (Oblong) - Design: Nel Punt.

Condition: Excellent.

Photobook with an overview of the work of the Surinamese photographer Augusta Curiel (1873-1937) and her sister Anna (1875-1958); the 'Curiel Sisters'. Illustrated with reproductions of the glass negatives in black and white and sepia. With foreword by Arthur J.J. Parisius. With bibliography. Hardcover edition.

¶ The 'ladies Curiel', from the upper circles of Paramaribo and 'purveyors to the court' from 1929, were considered the leading photographers in Suriname. After Augusta's death, Anna continued the studio until 1952.

This monograph gives a unique picture of Suriname in the early 20th century, with images of the streets of Paramaribo, Moengo, Coronie, the plantations, the factories, the gold mines and of course the portrait photos of the people.