Apropos George Shaw.

[Geoffrey Tucker]

Robert Hunt reviewing the photography exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in the Art Journal's Illustrated Catalogue of Industry of all Nations, observes: '...Some examples of forest scenery,and picturesque bits, selected with artistic taste from "the ancestral homes of England," are perfect studies for the artist to dwell upon...these are the productions of Mr Shaw of Birmingham who unites the skill of an artist with the experience gained by the long study of chemical science.' 

Does this exhibited work of his, I wonder, survive?

[Jo Gane]

Here is the link to my PhD research about Shaw.

https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/17085/

[Jo Gane]

Hi Geoffrey,

 

I've just finished writing a PhD about Shaw. His work does still survive and is every bit as good as it is described above. His Calotype negatives mostly of landscapes in the Midlands and North Wales are owned by the Musee D'Orsay and are searchable on their website here;

http://musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/search?search=george+Shaw&...

There is also a collection of mostly portrait daguerreotypes that are in private ownership.

My thesis on Shaw is available on the Birmingham City University open access repository - in two parts as it was practice-based.

[Geoffrey Tucker]

Jo, thank you very much for your reply and links.

Looking forward to exploring them.