Episode number 4 of Series “Pioneers of photography”.
Julia Margaret Cameron was an outstanding photographer of her day. Despite the restrictions of her social position, she became a recognised artist of portrait photography. Many notable individuals such as Charles Darwin and Alfred Lord Tennyson, were included amongst her subjects. The film gives insight into the social and cultural environment and the moral attitudes that affected concepts of beauty. Demonstrations of photographic procedures used during the 1800’s such as the sliding box camera, plates etc., is also shown. Narrated by Brian Coe.
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ACMI Identifier
506540
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cameron, Julia Margaret, 1815-1879 - Photographer
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photographers
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portrait photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Women photographers
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)