Cecilia Glaisher, Snow, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Did you know that in 1868 the Royal Microscopical Society adopted Cecilia Glaisher's drawings as their emblem and seal?
Del Barrett8th December 2020
Cecilia Glaisher, Ferns, 1850s, © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Cecilia Glaisher 1828-1892 British Photographer From an early age, Cecilia Glaisher was involved in the scientific community, with her father being the assistant at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Not much is known about her life before she married, but it’s thought she…
Becky Handley8th December 2020
Let out your inner artist “Creativity is your wild side calling” What is creativity? I love this question it conjures up a different answer for everyone. Essentially it is the use of our greatest gift, the imagination. Many of us never fully unwrap it. We leave it under the tree of real…
Del Barrett8th December 2020
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Del Barrett7th December 2020
It’s easy to get lost in Camera Girl. The autobiographical account of Doreen Spooner, Fleet Street’s first and finest woman photographer
Del Barrett6th December 2020
Imogen Cunningham, The Unmade Bed, 1957, © Imogen Cunningham Trust www.imogencunningham.com Did you know that Imogen Cunningham was a founder faculty member of what is now the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), together with Dorothea Lange and Lisette Model?
Del Barrett5th December 2020
Imogen Cunningham, The Unmade Bed, 1957, © Imogen Cunningham Trust www.imogencunningham.com Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) American photographer One of the first professional female photographers in the US and the most experimental and independent, Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon. She was inspired to become a photographer by the great portraitist Gertrude Kasebier…
Becky Handley5th December 2020
The first of our anagram puzzles today, created by Deborah King (Trustee) and Alice Cairns. Click on the image to reveal the answer and a link to the artist's profile. And if you need a hint, start here!
Del Barrett3rd December 2020
