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November 2009 Blog Posts (7)

Job: National Media Museum Development Manager

The National Media Museum in Bradford is committed to raising the national profile and enhancing public perceptions of West Yorkshire as a cultural destination and is seeking a Development Manager to support this,

The National Media Museum, part of the NMSI Museums Group, exists to promote an understanding and appreciation of photography, film, television, radio and the web. The Museum is looking for a skilled Development Manager to lead its fundraising function. The successful… Continue

Added by Michael Pritchard on November 12, 2009 at 6:52 — No Comments

Unique local photographic archive preserved

Campden & District Historical and Archæological Society has been award an Awards for All grant to bring to life the photographs of Jesse Taylor, the photographer in Chipping Campden from 1896 to 1938. Working in partnership with Gloucestershire Archives, CADHAS is conserving and scanning 1500, mainly half-plate, glass plates depicting of all aspects of life in the town and surrounding villages.

Jesse Taylor was a typical high street photographer taking photographs of… Continue

Added by Michael Pritchard on November 9, 2009 at 15:30 — No Comments

RPS Historical Group brochure

A resurgent RPS Historical Group has launched a new brochure outlining the remit of the Group and highlighting its activities and aims, as well as emphasising its close links with the RPS Collection now located at the National Media Museum in Bradford. A pdf version of the brochure can be downloaded by clicking here, and there is more on the Group at:… Continue

Added by Michael Pritchard on November 9, 2009 at 15:00 — 3 Comments

Calotype of Indian temple

Hello all,

I wonder whether anyone could help me identify this calotype of an Indian temple?

The handwriting on the verso reminds me of John McCosh's.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Meir

P.S:I thought I should clarify that I am trying to identify the photograper of the calotype.

I know that the temple depicted is the Mandhardevi temple in Wai Taluka in the Satara district in India, where 300 people were killed and 200 injured in a stampede on 25th January… Continue

Added by Meir Berk on November 8, 2009 at 11:10 — 2 Comments

alternative photography

This is a request, for original Victorian photography. I am currently searching for original Victorian glass plate negatives, or ordinary original negatives/photographs of community life.For producing art work with. I am particularly interested in images from Somerset where I have lived for 35 years. I am a practicing artist graduating from Plymouth University in 2007 with a BA (hons) in Fine Art. I specialized in photography. I have recently exhibited for Somerset art weeks 2009. You can… Continue

Added by Janice Sturch-Williams on November 6, 2009 at 15:15 — No Comments

Points of View - Reviewed

Francis Hodgson in the Financial Times provides an insightful review of the British Library's Points of View exhibition: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/304a037c-c89e-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html

Added by Michael Pritchard on November 3, 2009 at 20:46 — No Comments

William Henry Fox Talbot: Beyond Photography: Workshop 2010

William Henry Fox Talbot is usually remembered as a photographic inventor and influential early voice on photographic aesthetics, but like many of his contemporaries Talbot’s interests covered a wide range of intellectual endeavours. This two-day interdisciplinary workshop will bring together historians of science, art historians, and practitioners of the many scholarly fields to which Talbot contributed. Featuring new research based on Talbot's manuscript collection, recently made available at… Continue

Added by Michael Pritchard on November 2, 2009 at 16:35 — No Comments