February 2016 Blog Posts (17)

Professor Sunil Khilnani returns with Incarnations. In the first programme he profiles the pioneering photographer Lala Deen Dayal. Born in 1855, Lala Deen Dayal would go on to become the court photographer for the fabulously wealthy sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, who dubbed him the "bold warrior of photography".

Earlier…

Can anyone offer any help in identifying the subject of this cdv? I've included scans of both recto and verso. Many thanks! John…

Photographer Ian Beasley has brought together a collection of mostly unseen and unpublished images of 19th, 20th and 21th century industrial Britain for a new exhibition of photographs at the People’s History Museum (PHM), from 6 February-14 August 2016.

Grafters depicts how the camera has captured Britain’s industrial workers. The photographs Beesley has discovered…

Photographer Ian Beasley has brought together a collection of mostly unseen and unpublished images of 19th, 20th and 21th century industrial Britain for a new exhibition of photographs at the People’s History Museum (PHM), from 6 February-14 August 2016.

Grafters depicts how the camera has captured Britain’s industrial workers. The photographs Beesley has discovered…

The Museum of Modern Art has launched Seeing Through Photographs, its first massive open online course (MOOC) for a general audience, available on Coursera. Using works from MoMA’s expansive collection as a point of departure, the course encourages participants to look critically at photographs…

With the introduction of the Autochrome process in 1907 colour photography became a possibility for a broad range of photographers.  Its availability created a stir that involved all areas of photography and provoked a heated debate about the fundamental laws and aims of the medium. Especially the Autochrome’s suitability for artistic photography was under attack. Still,…

The British scientist and inventor William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) pioneered the art of ‘photogenic drawing’ in the 1830s – the method of capturing images using light-sensitive paper and a camera. His experiments with this new medium, ranging from the delicate capture of natural specimens to atmospheric architectural studies, lay the foundations for photography as we…

Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded PhD at the University of Brighton: “Horace Nicholls: artist-photographer at war”. This is offered under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme. The partner institutions are the University of Brighton and IWM. The studentship will be supervised by Professor Darren Newbury and Professor Francis Hodgson at the…

The History and Theory of Photography Research Centre has announced its next series of seminars. They are free and open to all, at 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD, unless otherwise specified

Wednesday 17 February 2016, 6-7:30 pm

Room B04

Linda Mulcahy (London School of Economics)

Docile Suffragettes? Resistance to Police…

The seemingly magical process of capturing an image on a light-sensitive surface entranced the Victorian age. This new science and artform, which became known as photography, was created by pioneers from the 1830s onwards. By the late 1850s numerous photographic studios had been established in the county.

This symposium is the first time that a public day event has…

The recent Cameron conference held at the Bodleian Library held on 20 January is the subject of an informative blog posting here which neatly and concisely summarises the papers presented:…

Hello,I am looking for information on this albumen photo. I assume it is British, and also assume that these are 1850-1860 era uniforms.

A most curious photo: The gentleman seated on the cobblestones is wearing a fur hat, a paisley robe, and holding a dog! This group looks like it is about to hatch a crime spree. There is also the number 5 in the window???

Was…

Could you work confidently with historical artefacts, catalogues and collections in a museum or gallery setting? We are looking for a motivated individual who has relevant experience to join our Corporate & Collections Information team as a Collections Information Officer. 

The National Media Museum cares for more than 3.5 million significant items, including the…

Dominic Winter Auctioneers now invites further entries for their spring Photography auction. We are still seeking good individual vintage photographs, both old and modern, and good Victorian and later albums, raw footage documentary films, vintage cameras, cased images, lantern slides, photographically illustrated books, archives, etc.

Shown here is: Julia…

The ICON Photographic Materials Group are pleased to announce that they will be providing funding for one student to attend the ICON Conference 2016 “Turn and Face the Change”. The bursary will cover the conference fee of £225 plus subsistence and travel expenses up to the value of £150.

To apply for funding please submit a 200 word essay explaining what your interest…

Following the announcement that part of the National Photography Collection is to be transferred to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Impressions Gallery confirms that the Impressions Gallery Archive will be staying in Bradford. 

The archive, of over 3,000 artworks and objects, is a significant repository that demonstrates the cultural impact of photography…