Main entry:

Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871, photographer.

Title & Author:

Sun gardens : cyanotypes by Anna Atkins / [text by] Larry J. Schaaf ; edited by Joshua Chuang ; with contributions by Joshua Chuang, Emily Walz and Mike Ware.

Publication:

New York, NY : The New York Public Library, 2018.
Munich ; London ; New York : Distributed by Delmonico Books/Prestel.
[East Greenwich, RI] : Meridian Printing.

Description:

215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 32 cm

Notes:
"Published ... to accompany the exhibition Blue prints: the pioneering photographs of Anna Atkins, held at The New York Public Library from October 19, 2018 to February 17, 2019"--Colophon
Original edition published as: Sun gardens : Victorian photograms by Anna Atkins / text by Larry J. Schaaf; organized by Hans P. Kraus, Jr. New York, New York : Aperture, [1985].
"This new edition of Sun gardens--published on the occasion of the debut of Atkins's landmark project 175 years ago, and the opening of a major monographic exhibition of her work at The New York Public Library--updates and significantly expands on Schaaf's groundbreaking scholarship in the original 1985 book"--Preface, page 8
Includes 197 color and 32 black and white illustrations.
"Part I of British algae (from the Sir John Herschel copy)" (pages 9-31) is a facsimile reproduction of: Photographs of British algae : cyanotype impressions. Part 1 / by Anna Atkins, 1843. Sir John Herschel's copy, presented to him by Atkins, is now held by The New York Public Library's Spencer Collection
"Selected plates from various holdings" (pages 90-168) comprises full-page reproductions of cyanotypes by Atkins and Anne Dixon
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-211) and index.
Preface / Joshua Chuang -- Part I of British algæ (from the Sir John Herschel copy) / Anna Atkins -- Reminiscences / Larry J. Schaaf -- Pleasurable offerings to botanical friends / Larry J. Schaaf -- Selected plates from various holdings / Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon -- British algæ: bibliographic details / Larry J. Schaaf, Joshua Chuang, and Emily Walz -- The productions of Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon / Larry J. Schaaf, Joshua Chuang, and Emily Walz -- On the origins, care, and feeding of cyanotypes / Mike Ware.
Expanded version of (work): Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871. Sun gardens : Victorian photograms by Anna Atkins. New York, New York : Aperture, [1985] 089381203X (DLC) 85047822 (OCoLC)12934968

Summary:

"Anna Atkins (1799-1871) came of age in Victorian England, a particularly fertile environment for learning and scientific discovery. Guided by her father, a prominent scientist, Atkins was inspired by William Henry Fox Talbot to take up photography and was friends with Sir John Herschel, who invented the cyanotype photographic process in 1842. The next year, Atkins began making cyanotypes in an effort to illustrate and distribute information about her herbarium. The result was 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions', the first book to be illustrated with photographs. A decade later, she and her friend Anne Dixon expanded their visual inquiry to flowering plants, feathers, and other subjects. This volume is a revised and expanded edition of a long out-of-print monograph that first secured Atkins's place in the history of photography. It draws upon years of careful research and sets Atkins and her work in the proper context. Supplementary texts shed new light on her productions and on the cyanotype process, which is still used by artists today. The photographs themselves--ethereal, deeply hued, and wonderfully intricate--are brought to life with exquisite reproductions that are certain to win Atkins a new generation of followers"--Distributor

ISBN:

9783791357980
3791357980

Subject:

Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871 Exhibitions.
Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871.
Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871. Photographs of British algae.
Dixon, Anne, 1799-1864.
Photography Great Britain History 19th century Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Photography Great Britain History 19th century.
Blueprinting History 19th century.
Cyanotypes History 19th century.
Photograms History 19th century.
Photography, Biological History 19th century.
Botanical illustration History 19th century.
Photographie Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Photographie Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Photogrammes Histoire 19e siècle.
Photographie biologique Histoire 19e siècle.
Illustration botanique Histoire 19e siècle.
Cyanotypes Histoire 19e siècle.
21.42 history of photographic art.
Photography, Artistic
Botanical illustration
Blueprinting
Photograms
Photography
Photography, Biological
Great Britain
England

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
photobooks.
Photobooks
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition.
Livres de photographies.

Added entries:

Schaaf, Larry J. (Larry John), 1947- author.
Dixon, Anne, 1799-1864, photographer.
Chuang, Joshua, editor, author.
Walz, Emily, author.
Ware, Mike, author.
Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871. Photographs of British algae. Part 1.

Cyanotypes by Anna Atkins
Title of related exhibition: Blue prints : the pioneering photographs of Anna Atkins

Holdings:

Location: Library main 302937
Call No.: BIB 249101
Status: Available