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Scenes of Sana'a

Yihye Haybi's Photographs from Yemen, 1930–44

  • Date iconMay 4 2014 - August 29 2014
  • Curator: Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper
  • : Yihye Haybi

At a time when there were no local photographers in Yemen, Yihye Haybi photographed the Jewish community to which he belonged, Europeans he encountered at the Italian clinic where he worked, members of the Muslim population, and even the royal family. His photographs offer unique historical and ethnographic glimpses of Sana’a at this time, including the illicit documentation of current events.

At a time when there were no local photographers in Yemen, Yihye Haybi photographed the Jewish community to which he belonged, Europeans he encountered at the Italian clinic where he worked, members of the Muslim population, and even the royal family. His photographs offer unique historical and ethnographic glimpses of Sana’a at this time, including the illicit documentation of current events.