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Princeton University Library Collection of Kōstas Zēmerēs Photographs
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Kostas Zēmerēs was born in 1886 in Katēchōri Pelion. He studied at the Commercial School of Volos, where he took his first lessons from the painter Iōannēs Poulakas. In 1904 he went to the United States where he worked in photo labs collaborating with painters and photographers. There he had the opportunity to study at the Art Institute of Saint Louis. He returned to Greece in 1912 where he was recruited during the Balkan Wars. Later, after the World War I, he remained in Athens working with great photographers, such as George Bouka and Nelly's. Finally he returned to Volos where he worked as a professional photographer and painter. He participated in many exhibitions in Greece and abroad, such as in Calais (France) in 1925 and Liverpoool (England) in 1926. He received the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Thessalonikē (Greece) in 1932 and 1936. Zēmerēs gave us the unique photographs of the painter Theophilos Chatzēmichaēl. He died at the age of 96.
Consists of an open collection of silver prints depicting Greek landscapes by Kōstas Zēmerēs. Included are: 1 image of Pēlion entitled "Prōinē voskē stēn Portaria" (Early grass in Portaria); 1 image of a winter scene in Kalyvia Volos; and 1 image of the church of Aghios Iōannēs Baxedōn Anō Volou. There are also two gelatin silver prints (23.4 x 29.8 cm. each) of street views of the city of Volos (Greece) signed and located on recto and verso: "Volos 1936. Hē Exōraistikē k[ai] to trenaki" and "Volos 1938. Hodos Iasonos k[ai] Antōnopoulou."
Handwritten captions in Greek.
Photographs are either a gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies or acquired with matching funds by the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund.
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. (AM 2009-127; 2013-31; 2014-35; 2022-101)
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The collection was processed and organized by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2009. Finding aid was written by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2009. New materials were added to the collection and described in Finding Aid by Kalliopi Balatsouka during the years 2013-2014 and 2018-2022.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Kalliopi Balatsouka
- Finding Aid Date
- 2012
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Collection Inventory
Consists of (1) photograph (silver print, 28.1 x 37.9 cm.); mounted; penciled title and photographer's signature on the matboard in Greek.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph depicting a winter scene in Kalyvia, Voloss.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph (silver print, 28.1 x 38.2 cm.); mounted; penciled title and photographer's signature on the matboard.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph (silver print, 29.7 x 23.3 cm.); penciled captions on the negative in Greek; photographers signature on the lower right corner of the photograph.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph (silver print, 23 x 29.9 cm.); penciled captions on negative in Greek; photographer's signature on the lower right corner.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph of the village Baxades; mounted on mat; handwritten title and photographer's signature in black ink on the mat.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) photograph titled "Pēlion. Synoikia Hag. Kyriakēs stē Zagora" (38,3 x 28,5 cm.); mounted; handwritten title in pencil and photographer's signature on the matboard.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) black-and-white photograph (17,5 x 23,7 cm.) of a tower house in Makrynitsa. Photograph is signed by Zēmerēs and bears handwritten title in pen.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of (1) black-and-white photograph ((17.5 x 23.7 cm.) of mansions (archontika) in Drakeia in Pēlion representative of the local architecture. Image is signed by the photographer and bears handwritten title in Greek.
Physical Description1 folder
Consists of two black-and-white photographs (14.6 x 10.2 cm each) of a mansion (archontiko) in the village Vyzitsa in Pēlion, an example of local architecture. Printed captions both in Greek and in English and photographer's stamp in Greek on the reverse.
Physical Description1 folder
One black-and-white photograph (14.5 x 10.2 cm) of the exterior of the church of the Virgin in the village Katōchōri in Pelion. Handwritten title "Katōchōri, Naos tēs Panagias" and photographer's signature in pen on the reverse.
Physical Description1 folder