The bluest of blues : Anna Atkins and the first book of photographs
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New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.
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Book
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Clallam Bay - J Biography
J BIO ATKINS ROBINSO
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J BIO ATKINS ROBINSO
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 5.2, 1 Points

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Includes bibliographical references.
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"After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century. Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed illustrations and engravings, until the invention of cyanotype photography in 1842. Anna used this new technology in order to catalogue plant specimens--a true marriage of science and art. In 1843, Anna published the book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions with handwritten text and cyanotype photographs. It is considered the first book of photographs ever published."--Amazon.com.