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Photographer · Draughtsman / artist · Other

Reno Wideson

fl. 1950–1958

Photographer and draughtsman, active 1950–1958. Worked with Cyprus Television Service.

Life and work

  1. 1950–1951
  2. 1957
  3. 1957
    made a television film of the Enkomi excavations; received a souvenir item in Claude Schaeffer's papers (Collège de France), 1 document, 1957.

    Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Schaeffer avec un "Receipt for items from the 1949 campaign at Enkomi"]», 30 November 1957of 4

  4. 1957–1958
  5. 1958
    Head of Film Unit, Cyprus Broadcasting Service; photographed tomb interiors at Enkomi in Claude Schaeffer's papers (Collège de France), 1 document, 1958.

    Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Wideson R.O. à Schaeffer à propos des photographies des tombes]», 8 April 1958of 2

  6. Undated
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Mentioned in

2 mentions

Documents · 1

Sources

  1. 1.Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet), Stockholm, Swedish Cyprus Expedition archive, photographs Csn0890, Csn0891, Csn0894, Csn0903 (credit lines on Cyprus Calendar prints) (Cyprus Calendar prints, record dated by collection span 1927-1931; captions give the calendar as published at least 1950-1954).
  2. 2.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00562, “Church of Panagia Katholiki, Kouklia, Cyprus”, ca. 1950, PNT-00675, “Map of Cyprus”, 1951. Online
  3. 3.Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Schaeffer à propos de l'enregistrement et du tournage sur le chantier]», 31 October 1957of 2, Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Schaeffer à Megaw à propos du communiqué à l'AFP sur Enkomi]», 29 November 1957of 10, Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Dikaios à propos des corrections à faire sur un communiqué joint-annoté]», 30 November 1957of 8. Online
  4. 4.Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet), Stockholm, Swedish Cyprus Expedition archive, photographs Csn0222, Csn0248, Csn3140, Csn3230, Csn3231 (credit lines) (Cyprus Calendar prints, record dated by collection span 1927-1931; captions give the calendar as published at least 1950-1954).
  5. 5.Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Wideson R.O. à Schaeffer à propos des photographies des tombes]», 8 April 1958of 2. Online
  6. 6.Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Schaeffer avec un "Receipt for items from the 1949 campaign at Enkomi"]», 30 November 1957of 4. Online
  7. 7.Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Schaeffer à propos des différents envois faits de Chypre à Paris]», 18 December 1957of 2, Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 176, «[Lettre de Megaw à Schaeffer à propos de l'état des comptes dont un relevé est joint]», 6 February 1958of 4, Collège de France, Paris, Fonds Claude Schaeffer (34 CDF), 34 CDF art. 129-1, «[Carnet de Kuss, fouilles Enkomi, XIe campagne]», 1958of 186. Online

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