Gallery Talk: Anna Atkins’s Botanical Cyanotypes—Camera-less Photography and Scientific Discovery in the 19th Century
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Librarian Lillianne Keaney and conservator Penley Knipe discuss the cyanotype photograms of Anna Atkins.
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Ages: Adults.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
Cost
$20 Adults
$18 Seniors (65+)
Free Sundays—free to all!
Free All students with a valid ID
Free Harvard ID holders (plus one guest)
Free Harvard Art Museums Friends
Free Youth under 18
Free Cambridge residents (proof of residency required)
- Free for some residents
Location
- In-person only.
Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.
Dates and Times
.: Tue, May 10 2022 12:30PM – 1PM.
Additional information
This talk will highlight the work and artistic process of Anna Atkins (1799–1871), creator of the first photographically illustrated book. It will also explore the importance of Atkins’s photograms to scientific research and documentation in the 19th century.
This talk is offered in conjunction with the exhibition White Shadows: Anneliese Hager and the Camera-less Photograph, on view at the Harvard Art Museums through July 31, 2022.
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Last updated April 14, 2022.
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