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Anna Atkins

Photograph of Atkins, in 1861
Cyanotype of an algae, from Atkins' book

Anna Atkins (16 March, 1799 – 9 June, 1871) was an English botanist and photographer. Atkins used cyanotypes to photograph algae and make books about them.[1]

Early life

Anna Atkins was born in Tonbridge, England. Her mother died soon after giving birth to her.[2]

Anna Atkins Media

  • A cyanotype photogram made by Atkins which was part of her 1843 book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions

  • Detail of title page of Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions

  • Cyanotype photogram of Wood Horsetail from the 1853 book Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns by Atkins and Dixon

References

  1. ↑ "Anna Atkins (British, 1799 - 1871) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Anna Atkins | English photographer and botanist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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