Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Anna Atkins Dandelion


I mentioned in an earlier post that Fox Talbot had made a very early photograph of dandelion seeds in 1853, well Anna Atkins (1799 - 1871), recognized as the first female photographer, also made a very early cyanotype of a dandelion plant in 1854. The incredibly beautiful print is held in the V&A collection:

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82810/dandelion-taraxacum-officinale-british-and-photograph-atkins-anna/


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