Victoria and Albert Museum
The world’s greatest museum of art and design
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A History of Photography
It showcases some of the most technically brilliant and artistically accomplished photographs in the history of the medium. This re-hang of the permanent display shows works by key figures of photographic history including a selection of Eugène Atget’s views of ‘Old Paris’ and significant works by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, Alfred Stieglitz, Irving Penn and Bernd and Hilla Becher.
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Adolphe Braun (1812–77), ‘Wreath: Apple blossom, Rhododendron, Lilies of the Valley’
Adolphe Braun (1812–77)
‘Wreath: Apple blossom, Rhododendron, Lilies of the Valley’
About 1855. Printed 1870s
Carbon print
Museum no. 76.352 -
Eugène Atget (1857–1927) , ‘À L’Homme Armé, Paris’
Eugène Atget (1857–1927)
‘À L’Homme Armé, Paris’
About 1900
Albumen print
Museum no. PH.395-1903 -
Curtis Moffat (1887-1949), Untitled Study
Curtis Moffat (1887-1949)
Untitled Study
About 1925-1930
Gelatin silver print
Museum no. E.1057-2007 -
Antanas Sutkus (born 1939), ‘Pioneer, Ignalina’ or ‘The First Grader’
Antanas Sutkus (born 1939)
‘Pioneer, Ignalina’ or ‘The First Grader’
1964
Gelatin silver print
Museum no. E.465-2009
