The publication of Through Shaded Glass – women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960 (Te Papa Press, 2023) represents a significant milestone in foregrounding the involvement and photographic work of over 190 women makers of photography in Aotearoa prior to 1960.
The book draws on years of primary research locating names, photographs and researching the lives of women photographers. The book explores photographic practise where women have made strong contributions and which have been sidelined or overlooked in this country’s photographic histories to date such as collaborative working practises, photographers and the Second World War, non-binary practises, and the involvement of Māori women in making early photography here.
This illustrated talk will focus on the hidden legacies of women photographers. Of particular focus will be the tension between the lives and work of a selection of photographers working during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lissa Mitchell is a photographic historian and curator of photography at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. They are the author of Through Shaded Glass - women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860 to 1960 (Te Papa Press, 2023) and have contributed to numerous publications including An Alternative History of Photography (Prestel, 2022) and Brian Brake – Lens on the World (Te Papa Press, 2010).
Through Shaded Glass - women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860 to 1960
Lissa Mitchell, hosted by National Library of New Zealand
Online: Wednesday 3 April 2024, 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m; (12am UK)
Register: https://dia-nz.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GHdzwYtAQka18PAYF1ZXyw#/registration
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