The greatness of Albert Kahn goes beyond my old art history textbooks.
In 1909, the millionaire French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn embarked on a project to create a colour photographic record of the world and its people…
… As an idealist and internationalist, Mr Kahn believed he could use autochrome - the first industrial process for true colour photography - to promote peace and understanding across the world’s differing cultures.
