Nissan N. Perez Explained

Nissan N. Perez
Birth Date:	18 December 1946
Birth Place:	Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:	Israeli
Years Active:	1970–present
Notable Works:	Displaced Visions: Émigré Photographers of the 20th Century; Revelation: Representations of Christ in Photography

Dr. Nissan Nisso Perez (born December 18, 1946) is a photography historian, researcher and curator. From 1977^[1] until 2013, Perez was Chief Curator of the Noel and Harriette Levine Department of Photography at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, which he conceived and founded. During his curatorial career, he planned and curated over 180 exhibitions in Israel and worldwide^[2] and published a substantial number of articles, catalogs and books.^[3]

Selected photography exhibitions

• Dalia Amotz 1938-1994 (1995)^[4]
• Mendel John Diness: A Photographer in Jerusalem (1997)^[5]
• Harold Edgerton: In a Flash (1997)^[6]
• Time Frame: A Century of Photography in the Land of Israel (2000)^[7]
• Travelogue 1927: Photographs by Luciano Morpurgo in Mandatory Palestine (2001)^[8]
• Weegee's Story: A Photojournalist in the 1940s (2002)^[9]
• Revelation: Representations of Christ in Photography (2003)^[10]
• Old-New Land: Pioneers of Photography in Israel (2003)^[11]
• Camera Sacra: Capturing the Soul of Nature (2005)^[12]
• All That's Not Me: Kimiko Yoshida, Photographs (2006)^[13]
• Beyond Time: Photographs from the Gary B. Sokol Collection (2006)^[14]
• Engagement: Israeli Photography Now (2007)^[15]
• Picturing Jerusalem (2007)^[16]
• A Rare Gift: The Noel and Harriette Levine Collection of Photographs (2010)^[17]
• New in Photography: Recent Acquisitions (2010)^[18]
• Helmar Lerski: Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s (2011)^[19]
• Eugene Atget: As Paris Was (2012)^[20]
• Double Take: The Tanenbaum and Willens Photography Collections (2013)^[21]
• Displaced Visions: Émigré Photographers of the 20th Century (2013)^[22]
• One Country Two Worlds. "5th International Photography Festival". Tel Aviv. ^[23]

Selected works

• Focus East: Early Photography in the Near East 1839-1885. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988.
• Displaced visions: Émigré photographers of the 20th century ; [publ. in conjunction with the exhibition organized by and presented at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, May 28 - September 20, 2013]. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2013.

External links

• Nissan N. Perez

official website.

• List of Nissan N. Perez Curated Exhibitions

The Israel Museum website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Noel and Harriette Levine Department of Photography at the Israel Museum. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 2016-01-04. 2015-12-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20151217170647/http://www.english.imjnet.org.il/page_1522. dead.
2. Web site: Dr. Nissan N. Perez - The SIP. thesip.org. 2016-01-04.
3. Web site: Nissan N. Perez Publications. 2022-02-25. en-US.
4. Web site: Dalia Amotz 1938-1994. The Israel Museum.
5. Web site: Mendel John Diness: A Photographer in Jerusalem (1854-1860). The Israel Museum.
6. Web site: Harold Edgerton - In a Flash. The Israel Museum.
7. Web site: Time Frame: A Century of Photography in the Land of Israel. The Israel Museum.
8. Web site: Travelogue 1927. Photographs by Luciano Morpurgo in Mandatory Palestine. The Israel Museum.
9. Web site: Weegee's Story: A Photojournalist in the 1940s. The Israel Museum.
10. Web site: Revelation: Representations of Christ in Photography. The Israel Museum.
11. Web site: Old-New Land: Abel Pann Paints the Bible. The Israel Museum.
12. Web site: Camera Sacra: Capturing the Soul of Nature. The Israel Museum.
13. Web site: All That's Not Me: Kimiko Yoshida, Photographs. The Israel Museum.
14. Web site: Beyond Time: Photographs from the Gary B. Sokol Collection. The Israel Museum.
15. Web site: Engagement: Israeli Photography Now. The Israel Museum.
16. Web site: Picturing Jerusalem. The Israel Museum.
17. Web site: A Rare Gift: The Noel and Harriette Levine Collection of Photographs. The Israel Museum.
18. Web site: New in Photography : Recent Acquisitions. The Israel Museum.
19. Web site: Helmar Lerski: Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s. The Israel Museum.
20. Web site: Eugene Atget: As Paris Was. The Israel Museum.
21. Web site: Double Take: The Tanenbaum and Willens Photography Collections. The Israel Museum.
22. Web site: Displaced Visions Émigré Photographers of the 20th Century. The Israel Museum. 2016-01-04.
23. Web site: One Country Two Worlds . 2017-05-11 . 2018-05-12.