In total, his collection includes 82 photographic documents. Not only did he collect various visual materials related to the music of the peoples of Central Asia (photos, clippings of illustrations from magazines and newspapers, sketches of musical instruments and musicians), but he also tried to take a picture of every musician he met, and various musical scenes he witnessed and took part in.
A significant portion of the historical and cultural value of his collection comes from his portrait photographs of female poets, singers and musicians. This layer of Uzbekistan‘s musical heritage remains entirely unresearched and unexplored. The exalted and aristocratic faces of poetesses and singers, their beautiful attire, exquisite jewelry and hairstyles all indicated their high status in the society of that time.
You can learn more about the development of music in the book-album "The Musical Legacy of Uzbekistan in Collections of the Russian Federation" (volume VI) in the series "Cultural legacy of Uzbekistan in the world collections."
The general sponsor of the project is the oilfield services company Eriell-Group.
