Lecture | Malcolm Daniel on Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron Friday, May 9, 2025 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.


May 9, 2025
Malcolm Daniel, the Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography, discusses 19th-century British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879), renowned as one of history’s greatest portraitists. Cameron’s unorthodox technique, spiritual sensibility, and Pre-Raphaelite-inspired aesthetic brought to life vivid images of Victorian England’s leading artists, writers, scientists, and thinkers.

Daniel delves into Cameron’s colorful life and work, often using the artist’s own words from her draft memoir. He also highlights the Museum’s recent acquisition of an album that Cameron created in 1869 as a heartfelt thank-you to her daughter and son-in-law, who gifted the photographer her first camera in 1863.

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