Although often overshadowed by the escapades of her more famous husband (said by some to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones), the photographs taken by Yvette Borup Andrews on their first expeditions through Central Asia stand today as a compelling contribution to early visual anthropology. Lydia Pyne looks at the story and impact of this unique body of images.
The Kept and the Killed – The Public Domain Review
Photographing Central Asia
File:Across Mongolian plains; a naturalist's account of China's great northwest, by Roy Chapman Andrews photographs by Yvette Borup Andrews (1921) (16563363347).jpg - Wikipedia
Yvette Borup Andrews: First Asiatic Zoological Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History
Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia – The Public Domain Review
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Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia – The Public Domain Review
Camps and Trails in China, by Roy Chapman Andrews—A Project Gutenberg eBook
Lomo In-Depth: Women Photographers on Gender Inequality · Lomography
Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia – The Public Domain Review
Yvette Borup Andrews: First Asiatic Zoological Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History
Yvette Borup Andrews: Photographing Central Asia – The Public Domain Review
Roy Chapman Andrews Stock Photo - Alamy