Lunchtime Lecture: Promoting the Dog through Photography- The making of man’s best friend in early British photography

This talk is part of the V&A Academy Lunchtime Lecture Series. No booking is required.

Talk
  • Thursday, 8 February 2024 at V&A South Kensington
  • V&A South Kensington
  • Past event
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  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL

  • The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

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  • Free event

Lunchtime Lecture: Promoting the Dog through Photography- The making of man’s best friend in early British photography photo

Dogs have been a subject matter within photography since it was first introduced. Was this by hapless accident or have dogs been a central theme within photography since the beginning and why?
Looking at the parallel trajectory of dogs and photography in Great Britain, Heidi Hudson, Curator of Photographic Collections at the Royal Kennel Club, will examine the role the dog plays out in early photography as subject matter, muse, prop, and symbolic representation.

Heidi Hudson is Curator of Photographic Collections at the Royal Kennel Club and holds a Master of History of Art with Photography from Birkbeck College. Heidi is a specialist on Victorian dog photography as well as contemporary dog photography. Heidi manages all photography on behalf of the Kennel Club including the world-famous Crufts dog show. Heidi owns a Portuguese Water Dog named Bob.

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Header image: Photograph of Minnie Terry, 19th Century. Guy Little Collection. ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London