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Good day to you all! My name is Anna Atkins. I am a British photographer best known for my cyanotypes, or blueprints, of the species of algae in the British Isles. I was the first person of either gender to use cyanotypes to create a long-term scientific study of the natural world. My father was a scientist and I helped him by creating drawings for some of his works such as his translation of Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de Lamarck's Genera of Shells. Well, I must be going, as I have much work to do between housekeeping and my photography. Farewell!

Friday, April 15, 2011

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Judging

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Artifact #10

A cyanotype of Laminaria Digitata from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Anna Atkins Laminaria Digitata." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_Laminaria_digitata.jpg>.
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Artifact #9

A cyanotype of Trichomanes Crispum from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Trichomanes Crispum." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 Mar 2011. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Trichomanes_Crispum_%28Jamaica%29_-_Anna_Atkins.jpg>.
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Artifact #8

A cyanotype of Cystoseira Granulata from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Anna Atkins Cystoseira Granulata." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_Cystoseira_granulata.jpg>.
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Artifact #7

A cyanotype of grass from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Anna Atkins Grass Cyanotype." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_grass_cyanotype.jpg>.
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Artifact #6

A cyanotype of Woodhorsetail from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Anna Atkins Woodhorsetail Cyanotype." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 15 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_woodhorsetail_cyanotype.jpg>.
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Artifact #5

A cyanotype of algae from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Anna Atkins Algae Cyanotype." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_algae_cyanotype.jpg>.
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Artifact #4


A painting of my father John George Children.

"John George Children." Wikipedia. Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_George_Children.jpg>.
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Artifact #3

A cyanotype of Achrosticum Simplex from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Achrosticum Simplex." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_-_Achrosticum_Simplex,_Jamaica.jpg>.
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Artifact #2

The title page from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.

"Title Page." Wikipedia. Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_Title_Page_of_Photographs_of_British_Algae_Cyanotype_Impressions_(Detail).jpg>.
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Artifact #1

A cyanotype of Ceylon from my book British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions.


"Ceylon." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 14 Mar 2011. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anna_Atkins_(1799-1871)_Ceylon,1850_SFMOMA.jpg>.
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