Our work
Subtitle: modern jobs, ancient origins
By: portrait photography by Jason Reblando : interviews by Matthew Cunningham ; edited by Jack Green & Emily Teeter ; new color artifact photography by Anna Ressman
Contributors: University of Chicago. Oriental Institute
Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications -- 36; Oriental Institute Museum publications -- 36.
Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; Exeter Press Limited, The
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781885923998
Subjects: Exhibitions; Antiquities; Portrait photography; Occupations; History
Description: Our Work: Modern Jobs -- Ancient Origins is the catalog for a photo-based exhibit that reveals that many modern professions originated in the ancient Middle East. Artifacts from the Oriental Institute Museum were paired with a baker, farmer, manicurist, brewer, poet, boat builder, judge and other professionals to show the antiquity of these jobs. The portraits are accompanied by commentary on the contributions of the ancient Middle East to life today and new insights into how members of the public view their relationship to the past. This volume will be of interest to educators, historians, and those interested in fine-arts photography. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held August 10, 2013-February 23, 2014 at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.