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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Sachsse, Rolf (1949-....)
Titre(s) : Anna Atkins [Texte imprimé] : blue prints / with texts by Rolf Sachsse ; concept by Marion Blomeyer ; translation into english, Russell Stockman
Publication : München : Hirmer, [2021]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (69 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Comprend des références bibliographiques et un index
The English illustrator Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was an early innovator in the history
of photography. For the publication of her collections of plant photography, she used
the latest technology, the recently invented cyanotype. In 1843, she used the process
to create the first book to be illustrated with photographs in history, with images
of breathtaking beauty and originality which often look like modern art.0At first,
Atkins worked for and with her father, the zoologist John George Children; later she
chose the objects for her scientific compositions herself: algae and ferns. Atkins
placed them on light-sensitive paper that turned dark blue in water after being developed,
with the exception of the places that had been covered by the plants. Initially alone,
and then with her friend Anne Dixon, she produced well over 10,000 copies of her astonishingly
delicate, deeply hued photograms and assembled them in several books like albums.
Today these rare copies are regarded as treasures and are preserved in museums and
libraries. This book presents a large number of Atkins's images, beautifully reproduced,
and gives contemporary audiences a chance to appreciate this neglected pioneer.
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Blomeyer, Marion. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Atkins, Anna (1799-1871)
Cyanotype
Plantes
Genre ou forme : Photographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783777438283. - ISBN 3777438286
EAN 9783777438283
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47241245c
Notice n° :
FRBNF47241245
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