The Village Voice, January 10th, 2007
Discovering Tutankhamun Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue Through April 29 Best in Show Mummies Dearest With their sumptuous lighting, exquisite detail, and adroit compositions, Harry Burton's gelatin-silver prints of Tutankhamun's tomb easily surpass the gothic melodrama of Hollywood's various mummy franchises. Howard Carter made the sensational discovery of Tut's burial chambers in 1922; shortly afterward, Burton, a veteran archaeological photographer, began documenting the opulent clutter in situ, arranging mirrors and reflectors to bring light into the tomb for the first t...
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