Pictorialism in the Victorian Era;

Pictorialism in the Victorian Era;
The Works of Julia Margaret Cameron and Madame Yevonde

A Personal Research Project Looking at
Two Female Photographers of the Victorian Era and Their Styles of Photography

Contents

Introduction………………………………....................................................................3

Chapter 1 - Pictorialism……………………………….................................................4

Chapter 2 - Julia Margaret Cameron………………………………..............................5

Chapter 3 - Madame Yevonde……………………………….......................................6

Chapter 4 - Analysis of Photos……………………………….................................7 -10

“Mountain Nymph” Julia Margaret Cameron 1866.……………………………...7

“The Parting of Lancelot and Guinevere” Julia Margaret Cameron 1875.……….8

“Mrs. Richard Hart-Davis as ‘Ariel’ Madame Yevonde 1935.…….……………..9

“Lady Dorothy Campbell as ‘Niobe’” Madame Yevonde 1935…………………10

Chapter 5 - How Research Affected My Work……………………………….......11 -13

Conclusion………………………………....................................................................14

References……………………………….....................................................................15

Introduction

In this investigation I will look at the genre of Pictorialism and consider the styles of Julia Margaret Cameron and Madame Yevonde.

I particularly admire Yvonne’s “Goddess Series” produced in 1935 and Cameron’s style of portraiture.

Using Greek mythology as inspiration, and contemporary photographic techniques, I hope to produce a series of portraits that are true to the ideal of Pictorialism.

I also want to briefly examine the way these female photographers portray their female subjects. Chapter 1 - Pictorialism

Pictorialism was in vogue from around 1885 and declined after 1914 with the emergence of Modernism.

Pictorialists strove to make photographs as much like paintings as possible. Portraits were often linked to

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