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A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800 – 1850

From its inception in the 19th century to the innovations of the present, photography has a rich history. Taking A New Power: Photography in Britain 1800 - 1850 (ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library, Oxford, UK, 1st Feb - 7th May) as a starting point, HH Volunteer writer Emery charts the trajectory of…

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Tee Corinne

Tee Corinne, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, 1943, was a prolific lesbian writer, artist, sex educator, historian, and feminist, famous for her content which explores the intersections of feminism and sexuality.

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Black and white photograph (sepia toned) of a group of men building a staircase.

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Frances Benjamin Johnston

Frances Benjamin Johnston is recognised as one of the first women of American photography and one of its first LGBT+ practitioners.

Katherine Riley23rd February 2023

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Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan

An art patron and collector of early photography, Pauline Jermyn Trevelyan (1816-1866) started her own photographic work creating sketches using a camera lucida while travelling Europe with her husband, an aristocrat geologist and botanist.

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Jessie Mann

Born in Perth on 20th January 1805, Jessie Mann (1805-1867) is regarded as the first Scottish woman photographer.

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Clementina Hawarden

Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) was a prolific amateur photographer, best known for taking portraits of her daughters

Del Barrett19th January 2023

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Ruth Harriet Louise

Ruth Harriet Louise was the first woman to run the MGM portrait studio.

Del Barrett8th January 2023

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Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann (1939 – 2019) was an experimental visual artist known for her works on the body, sexuality, and gender.

Katherine Riley22nd December 2022

Advent Calendar 2022

3rd December 2022

Born on this day in 1869, Anne Brigman "freed herself and the women she photographed from corsets and clichés". How did she do this?

Del Barrett3rd December 2022

Black and white photograph. Silhouettes of people standing behind the gate of a concentration camp, Buchenwald.

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Discovering Lee Miller: Part Two

In part two of our interview with Ami Bouhassane, we find out about Lee's pioneering war correspondence and later work.

Katherine Riley28th November 2022

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