Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road

  • Thursday, January 27, 2011
  • Sunday, April 24, 2011
  • The J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center
Koboto Santaro, negative 1863; print 1868. Felice Beato (British, born Italy, 1832 - 1909). Albumen silver, handcolored print.
Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Exhibit: Through April 24, 2011
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Felice Beato (British, born Venice, 1832–1909) had a long and varied photography career, and of his contemporaries, covered one of the widest geographical areas-from the Middle East to Southeast Asia. Establishing premier photographic studios in Yokohama, Japan, and Mandalay, Burma, he produced topographical and architectural views, portraits and studies of local life intended for Western audiences. The Getty Museum's 2007 acquisition of more than 800 Beato photographs is the impetus and foundation for this exhibition-the first devoted to his oeuvre-represented through a selection of about 130 works. After premiering at the Getty this winter, this exhibition will be on view at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Tokyo in Spring 2012.