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Augusta Mostyn Detail of  Oak Tree in Eridge Park in Sussex before 1857 Albumen silver print

The Old Oak Tree: Augusta Mostyn

An early photographer, Henrietta Augusta Mostyn is credited with opening one of the first galleries dedicated to art made by women.

Alex Colville’s “Labours of the Months” for a New Year

In 1979 Colville created a print portfolio version of twelve small works he had painted on the medieval tradition of the “Labours of the Months”, reflections of moments in each month that were significant to...

The Lumière Brothers: The World in Colour

The Lumière brothers experimented with early colour photography, invented the Autochrome plates in 1903–04 and produced what was purportedly the first moving picture.

The Game of Chess : Some Depictions in Art

Although women have been portrayed as chess players in the history of art, the majority of works reflect the modern-day image of a game dominated by men.
Paul Strand, Fox River, Gaspé, 1936, printed later. Gelatin silver print.

Paul Strand and Canada: Travels to the Gaspé Peninsula

Photographer Paul Strand visited Canada at least five times, travelling twice to the Gaspé Peninsula and creating images that record his change of style.
Walid Raad, Saudi Arabia, 1984–2007. Inkjet print.

Reality, Fiction and Other Truths: The Work of Walid Raad

Working in photography, video, sculpture and performance, Walid Raad explores the veracity of documentation and addresses the complexities of the history of Lebanon and the Civil War.

The Cyanotypes of Pioneering Photographer Anna Atkins

An amateur botanist, accomplished watercolourist and lithographer, Anna Atkins was justly celebrated for her pioneering photographically illustrated books.

From the Beaches of Dunkirk: Richard Eurich

Albeit a military defeat, the Battle of Dunkirk is considered a beacon of light and hope for the British and Allied Forces in the Second World War.

Stephen Waddell and Visualizing the World

Saturated with references to photography and art history, Stephen Waddell’s images are documents of fleeting moments in mid-narrative.

Renewing Abstraction: Olitski, Noland, Marden and Venezia

While continuing to create paintings on a large scale, these artists sought to go beyond the practice of the earlier Abstract Expressionists and came to be associated with post-painterly abstraction.
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