Julia Margaret Cameron: A Poetry of Photography

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879)

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive study of Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, celebrated for her evocative portraits of notable figures like John Herschel and Alfred Tennyson. It examines Cameron's belief in the poetic potential of photography, which often defied the conventional aesthetic norms of her time, embracing suggestive meanings over literal representation. The study features over one hundred items from the Bodleian Library and Ashmolean Museum, showcasing her artistic evolution. It includes her poetry and key works from her "Illustrations to Tennyson’s Idylls of the King," exploring the synergy between poetry and photography.

Book Details

ISBN-10:
1851245847
ISBN-13:
9781851245840
PUBLISHER:
Oxford University Press
YEAR:
1970
BINDING:
Hardcover
PAGES:
256 pages
LANGUAGE:
English

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So now I think my time is near – I trust it is – I know, the blessed Music went that way my soul will have to go.

Idylls of the King

Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879)

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