Alfred Stieglitz, photographer
Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) was a pioneer of modern photography. A photographer, publisher, writer and gallery own…
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Sea and sky photographs by Gustave Le Grey
Gustave Le Gray’s seascapes are one of the greatest achievements in the art of photography. Their exquisite tonal q…
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Camera-less photography: Garry Fabian Miller
Garry Fabian Miller is one of the most progressive figures in fine art photography. Born in 1957, he has made exclu…
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Photographs described for blind and partially sighted visitors
Four key images from the Museum's photography collection described for blind and partially sighted visitors.
Bill Brandt biography
The V&A biography of photographer Bill Brandt, one of the finest British photographers of the modern era.
Ilse Bing biography
Ilse Bing was one of several leading European women photographers of the inter-war period. Born in Frankfurt in 1899, she initially pursued an academic career, but gave this up to concentrate on photography, moving to Paris in 1930.
Review: the annual conference of the association for historical and fine art photographers
The annual conference hosted sessions on identifiying stolen artefacts with photo records, being prepared for the increasing effects of digital imaging and appropriate storage of photographic material.
The conservation of Roger Fenton's album of Crimean photographs
Given the display requirements and the handling demands on the fragile support paper of the Fenton Album, one possibility was to use a series of 'fascicules' which allows the images and original support paper to be handled safely.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight: The John Hinde Butlin's Photographs
The John Hinde Butlin's Photographs
Buy nowEvent - Island Stories: Fifty Years of Photography in Britain
Thu 14 June 2012 13:00
FREE TALK: The rapidly shifting cultural environment after 1945 provided some of the greatest photographers of recent. Discover how photographers working in Britain since the Second World War have captured the diversity of the island and its people.
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