TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robinson,Fiona
TI  - The bluest of blues: Anna Atkins and the first book of photographs 
SN  - 9781419725517
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Abrams Books for Young Readers
KW  - Atkins, Anna,
KW  - Women botanists
KW  - England
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Women photographers
KW  - Photographers
KW  - Photography
KW  - History
KW  - Fathers and daughters
KW  - Botanists
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "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
ER  -