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Sébah, Pascal, 1823-1886

 Person

Biographical History

J. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was a photographer in Istanbul, Turkey. He operated a studio in the city, focusing on photography aimed at Western tourists.

Citation:
Egypte, ca. 1880: cover (Pascal Sébah) signature on plates (P. Sébah)

M.L. Woodward, "Between Orientalist clichés and images of modernization: photographic practice in the late Ottoman era", in History of photography 27:4 (2003): pages 364-365 (Pascal Sébah; born in Istanbul in 1823; opened his first photography studio in Istanbul in 1857; opened a studio in Cairo in 1873)

Les costumes populaires de la Turquie en 1873, 1873: t.p. (Sébah)

ULAN, Aug. 25, 2004 (hdg.: Sébah, J. Pascal; Turkish photographer active late 19th century; ref. from Sébah, Pascal)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. Pascal Sébah photographs of Egypt

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233609095]
Identifier: MSS P 481
Scope and Contents

Collection includes four photographs of Egypt taken by J. Pascal Sébah during the 1860s.

Dates: approximately 1860-1869
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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