Tuesday 26 January 2016, Marta Weiss, with Colin Ford: ‘Julia Margaret Cameron: New Discoveries’

Marta Weiss (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Responding: Colin Ford (Former head of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford)

When: Tuesday 26 January 2016, 6:00 – 8:00pm

Where: Keynes Library, Birkbeck School of Arts, 46 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD

Abstract: This seminar, presented in collaboration with the History and Theory of Photography Research Centre at Birkbeck, explored the new material Martha Weiss discovered while researching the current must-see exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, marking the bicentenary of the birth of Julia Margaret Cameron, 150 years after she first exhibited her work there. Colin Ford has worked extensively on this important photographer, most notably in the comprehensive catalogue Julia Margaret Cameron: Complete Photos (Getty, 2002).

Listen to a recording of the event here:

Learn more about the Julia Margaret Cameron Exhibition at the V & A here.

Download Julia Margaret Cameron: Complete Photos (Getty, 2002) here.

Image: Julia Margaret Cameron, Julia Jackson, 1867 ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London