Anna Atkins: England's Blue Lady of Photography

Anna Atkins: England's Blue Lady of Photography


In this episode, a brief biography of Anna Atkins, the first
female photographer and the first person to create a
photography-based book. She learned photography from some of its
inventors and went on to become a master of the cyanotype
print.

New York Public Library copy of "British Algae" by Anna
Atkins:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/photographs-of-british-algae-cyanotype-impressions#/?tab=about&scroll=6


The 19th-Century Botanist Who Changed the Course of Photography,
by Alina Cohen on Artsy:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-19th-century-botanist-changed-course-photography


New York Public Library:
http://seeing.nypl.org/235bt.html

Other Sources:
https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/abstract/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000004852


https://web.archive.org/web/20051222071833/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/atkins_anna.shtml


https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jun/23/blooming-marvellous-the-worlds-first-female-photographer-and-her-botanical-beauties#maincontent


http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1507/anna-atkins-british-1799-1871/


My main website:
https://keithdotson.com/

See some of my cyanotype prints here:
https://icatchshadows.com/sunny-days-are-perfect-for-making-cyanotypes/