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| Mary Hillier, 1872 |
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| Sir John Herschel, 1867 |
Portraits by Julia Margaret Cameron.
In Chapter 6 of 'The Photograph' Grahame Clarke says when portrait photography emerged it was as part of a selection of society rules that established the theories and concepts of demonstration. Julia Margaret Cameron's work (1815-79) is a fine example of this, maintaining the status as one of the best British portrait photographers throughout the Victorian era, holding friendships with various leading names (including Alfred Lord Tennyson who often sat for her). The elements of classical and artistic significance demonstrated throughout her photographs imply a certain sequence of codes which in effect modifies the manner and the subject of choice that is photographed. Above all, Cameron's portraits indicate a remarkable divide amid her illustration of the male and the female, proposing characteristics of erotic stereotypes typical to that of Victorian Britain generically.
this is a bit short Sharley, and doesn't really summarise what Clarke was saying about the different ways in which JMC photographs men and women.
ReplyDeleteAlso you have the wrong heading, there was another text for surrealism!
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