Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history
Time: April 4, 2011 to October 2, 2011
Location: Museum für Asiatische Kunst - (Museum of Asian Art)
Street: Lansstraße 8
City/Town: 14195 Berlin
Website or Map: http://www.museumsportal-berl…
Phone: +49 (0)30 8301 382
Event Type: exhibition
Organized By: Museum für Asiatische Kunst - (Museum of Asian Art)
Latest Activity: Mar 24, 2011
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This veritable Shangri-La at the foot of the Himalayas, with its favourable climate and picturesque landscape, has captivated people on their travels around India ever since the Great Moguls made the Kashmir Valley their summer residence in the 17th century. In particular, the scenic landscape of the many lakes and rivers surrounding the capital Srinagar, the characteristic wooden buildings and the ruins of Hindu temples provided artistically minded photographers active in India with ideal, stunning motifs.
The symmetrically arranged gardens, once scattered over the entire valley, have been a tourist attraction since the 1860s. Thanks to the plenitude of water, the Moguls began to create exquisite gardens soon after the conquest of the area. The most lavish of these were situated on the banks of the equally picturesque Dal Lake. Most of them were built on the slopes and crossed by artificial waterways that cascaded down into larger basins and finally into the lake itself. These gardens, which went on to inspire horticultural trends in the whole of India, were one of the favourite subjects for photographers.
The vintage prints, held in the museum's South, South-east and Central Asian Art Collection, originate from a generous loan from two German private collections. The exhibition has been conceived as a contribution to the study of early photography from South Asia and presents a small but impressive selection of the most important studios active in Kashmir, including great names in early Indian photography, such as Baker & Burke, Samuel Bourne, William D. Holmes and John Edward Saché.
Victoria and Albert Museum's photography collection
National Science and Media Museum
RPS Journal 1853-2012 online and searchable
Photographic History Research Centre, Leicester
Birkbeck History and Theory of Photography Research Centre
William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
British Photography. The Hyman Collection
The Press Photo History Project Mapping the photo agencies and photographers of Fleet Street and the UK
The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot
Historic England Archive
UAL Photography and Photography and the Archive Research Centre
Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group
www.londonstereo.com London Stereoscopic Company / T. R. Williams
www.earlyphotography.co.uk British camera makers and companies
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock.
National Portrait Gallery, London
http://www.freewebs.com/jb3d/
Alfred Seaman and the Photographic Convention
Frederick Scott Archer
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