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Idylls of the King
Studies of Expression
Existing in Costume
The Acropolis of Athens
- Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879)
A 19th-century photographic interpretation of Tennyson’s poems, presenting ethereal tableaux vivant that embrace imperfections to convey richly layered allegorical narratives.
- Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875)
Exploration of human emotional expressions complementing Darwin’s scientific study on universal facial gestures.
- Chan–Hyo Bae (1975)
Staged self-portraiture in Western costume reveals patterns of exclusion in cultural narratives and questions of race and gender.
- William James Stillman (1828-1901)
Systematic visual study of the Acropolis combining documentation of architectural elements with broader views reflecting 19th-century conditions of the site.