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Discovering Tutankhamun: The Photographs of Harry Burton
December 19, 2006–April 29, 2007
The Howard Gilman Gallery
This exhibition of vintage photographs celebrates one of the most memorable episodes in the history of archaeology: the discovery and exploration of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (Dynasty 18, ruled ca. 1336–1327 B.C.). These photographs, documenting every stage in the process of the excavation, were taken by the renowned archaeological photographer Harry Burton. Burton was a staff member of the Metropolitan Museum Egyptian Expedition when he was “lent” to Howard Carter, the famed excavator of Tutankhamun’s tomb. From the rock-cut steps leading down to the entrance passage, to the opening of the sealed chambers inside, to the first view of the contents of the tomb and the removal of the objects, Burton’s splendid black-and-white photographs capture thousands of the beautifully made and decorated objects found in the tomb.
Accompanied by a publication.
The exhibition is made possible by The Friends of Isis, Friends of the Department of Egyptian Art.
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