Werner Forman
Werner Forman was a Czech and Czechoslovak photographer and orientalist (1921–2010). He was born at Prague and died at London.
Werner Forman in brief
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2010
- Known for
- photographer and orientalist
- Place of birth
- Prague
Contents
Catalogued works
39 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1956 to 2020.
Alte koreanische Kunst. Assyrian reliefs in the British Museum. Exotic art. Chinese paper cut-outs. Pravěké umění. Egyptian art. Cylinder seals of Western Asia. La Sculpture indienne. Lamaistische Tanzmasken. Wandteppiche. Gotter und Menschen im Rollsiegel Westasiens. Benin Art; 0. Art of Far Lands. The art of ancient Korea. The Art of Africa : Negro Art. Benin art. Travels of Captain Cook. Lichter des Kanopus. Tapestries from Egypt. Kenya. Swords and daggers of Indonesia, dated 1958. Indian sculpture, dated 1962. Alte Afrikanische plastik, dated 1967. Bali, dated 1983. Die Altagyptische Zeichnung, dated 1971. Die Kunst von Benin, dated 1960. Egypt, dated 1999. The Female Image, dated 2003. Kunst ferner Länder, dated 1956. L' art des pays lointains, dated 1957. Les tapisseries des collections Tchécoslovaques, dated 1957. Limoges enamels, dated 1962. Phoenix rising, dated 1996. Prehistoric art. Quo Vadis? Images Destiny Time, dated 2003. Träume am Fenster, dated 1960. Sacred luxuries : fragrance, aromatherapy and cosmetics in ancient Egypt / Lise Manniche ; photographs by Werner Forman., dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Life in ancient Egypt / by Eugen Strouhal ; with photographs by Werner Forman ; foreword by Geoffrey T. Martin ; [translated by Deryck Viney]., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Health of people, health of planet and our responsibility : climate change, air pollution and health / Wael K. Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, editors., dated [2020], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
The Eskimos, by Ernest S. Burch, Jr. with photographs by Werner Forman and response from the Author, ARCTIC, 1989. Milos Forman, Milos Forman, 1986. Milos Forman, Milos Forman, 1966. Basil Davidson and Werner Forman, <i>Africa: History of a Continent.</i>, The Journal of Negro History, 1967. <i>Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt</i>. By Werner Forman and Stephen Quirke., American Journal of Archaeology, 1997. Photographs of Mongolian tsam-related artefacts taken by Czechoslovak researchers in the 1950s and 1960s: re‑opening an old file, Oriental Studies, 2020.
Digitised editions and texts
5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
A Book of Chinese Art (1966) — Internet Archive. THE TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN COOK (1971) — Internet Archive. The Indians of the Great Plains (1981) — Internet Archive. North American Indian Art (1967) — Internet Archive. The Art of Africa : Negro Art: From the Institute of Ethnography, Leningrad (1969) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1921Werner Forman born at Prague.
- 1966A Book of Chinese Art digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1967North American Indian Art digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1969The Art of Africa : Negro Art: From the Institute of Ethnography, Leningrad digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1971THE TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN COOK digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1981The Indians of the Great Plains digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2010Werner Forman died at London.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
<i>Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt</i>. By Werner Forman and Stephen Quirke., American Journal of Archaeology, 1997
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Basil Davidson and Werner Forman, <i>Africa: History of a Continent.</i>, The Journal of Negro History, 1967
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
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Open Library author record for Werner Forman (Internet Archive), 56 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 6.
The Eskimos, by Ernest S. Burch, Jr. with photographs by Werner Forman and response from the Author, ARCTIC, 1989
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Werner Forman.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Werner Forman as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Werner Forman.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 10.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1308849: Werner Forman
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 11.
“Werner Forman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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