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Anna Atkins | |
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 Atkins in 1861 | |
| Born | 16 March 1799 Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Died | 9 June 1871 (aged 72) Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, Kent, England |
| Known for | Very early botanical photographs, 1843 book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1st book illustrated with photographic images) |
| Spouse |
John Pelly Atkins (m. 1825) |
| Scientific career | |
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Anna Atkins (née Children; 16 March 1799 – 9 June 1871[1]) was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images.[2][3][4] Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Art encyclopedia. The Concise Grove Dictionary of Art. Anna Atkins". Oxford University Press. 2002. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T004852. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Parr, Martin; Badger, Gerry (2004). The Photobook: a history. Vol. 1. London: Phaidon. ISBN 0-7148-4285-0.
- ^ a b James, Christopher (2009). The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (2nd ed.). Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4180-7372-5. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ a b "Seeing is believing. 700 years of scientific and medical illustration. Photography. Cyanotype photograph. Anna Atkins (1799–1871)". New York Public Library. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- ^ Atkins, Anna; Schaaf, Larry J.; Kraus, Hans P. Jr. (1985). Sun Gardens: Victorian photograms. New York: Aperture. ISBN 0-89381-203-X.
- ^ Clarke, Graham (1997). The Photograph. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-284248-X.