Etnografsko-fotografski doprinos Radivoja Simonovića hrvatskoj etnologiji
Radivoj Simonović’s Ethnographic and Photographic Contributions to Croatian Ethnology
Author(s): Aleksandra MurajContributor(s): Sanja Kalapoš (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Museology & Heritage Studies, Photography, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Rural and urban sociology, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: history of Croatian ethnology; ethnographic photography; Dinaric cattle-breeders;
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses life and work of dr. Radivoj Simonovid (1858-1950), a physician from Sombor, a person of unusually wide field of interests, who took part in various activities and was equally interested in both natural and cultural phenomena. His rich writing opus contains the documented ethnographic materials, most of which describe way of life of the Dinaric cattle-breeders. Simonovid is also the author of an important photographic collection, characterized not only by its documentary value, but by the high aesthetic level as well.
Journal: Etnološka tribina : Godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva
- Issue Year: 30/2000
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 49-64
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Croatian