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Cyanotype

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Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. It is one of the earliest photographic processes, and was used by Anna Atkins in some of the first photographs of plant life. Cyanotype is simple and quick to set up, and only requires two chemicals: ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.

The art style is also known as: Blueprint, photocopy
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

1. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) 2. Anna Atkins (1799-1871) 3. John Herschel (1792-1871) 4. Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) 5. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) 6. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) 7. Oscar Rejlander (1813-1875) 8. Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901) 9. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) 10. Nadar (1820-1910) 11. Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) 12. Julia Margaret Pattle (1816-1875) 13. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) 14. Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875) 15. William John Begg (1808-1883) 16. John Collier (1850-1934) 17. Frederick H. Evans (1853-1943) 18. Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966) 19. Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) 20. Edward Weston (1886-1958) 21. Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) 22. Paul Strand (1890-1976) 23. Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) 24. Man Ray (1890-1976) 25. László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) 26. Herbert Bayer (1900-1985) 27. Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) 28. Minor White (1908-1976) 29. Harry Callahan (1912-1999) 30. Richard Misrach (1949-present)

1. The Blue Wave, Anna Atkins, 1843 2. The Blue Dress, Anna Atkins, 1843 3. Ferns, Anna Atkins, 1843 4. The Blue Moon, Anna Atkins, 1843 5. The Blue Sea, Anna Atkins, 1843 6. The Blue Sky, Anna Atkins, 1843 7. The Bluebells, Anna Atkins, 1843 8. The Blue Iris, Anna Atkins, 1843 9. The Blue Poppy, Anna Atkins, 1843 10. The Blue Rose, Anna Atkins, 1843 11. The Blue Morning Glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 12. The Blue Violets, Anna Atkins, 1843 13. The Blue Waterlily, Anna Atkins, 1843 14. The Blue Dandelion, Anna Atkins, 1843 15. The Blue Larkspur, Anna Atkins, 1843 16. The Blue Columbine, Anna Atkins, 1843 17. The Blue Gentian, Anna Atkins, 1843 18. The Blue Forget-me-not, Anna Atkins, 1843 19. The Bluebell, Anna Atkins, 1843 20. The Blue Morning-glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 21. The Blue Larkspur, Anna Atkins, 1843 22. The Blue Iris, Anna Atkins, 1843 23. The Blue Poppy, Anna Atkins, 1843 24. The Blue Rose, Anna Atkins, 1843 25. The Blue Morning Glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 26. The Blue Violets, Anna Atkins, 1843 27. The Blue Waterlily, Anna Atkins, 1843 28. The Blue Dandelion, Anna Atkins, 1843 29. The Blue Columbine, Anna Atkins, 1843 30. The Blue Gentian, Anna Atkins, 1843

Detailed Description

Cyanotype is a printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. It was discovered in 1842 by Sir John Herschel and was popularized in the mid-19th century as a means of reproducing architectural drawings and diagrams. Cyanotype is a photographic printing process in which an image is produced by contact printing an object onto paper coated with a light-sensitive ferric ammonium citrate solution. The paper is then exposed to sunlight, causing the solution to darken and produce a blue print. Cyanotype is often used for creating blueprints and for scientific applications such as recording data from experiments. The process can also be used to create artistic prints, such as those made by Anna Atkins, one of the first photographers to use the process. Cyanotype prints have a distinctive blue color that can range from pale to deep blue, depending on the length of exposure to sunlight. Atkins’s cyanotypes are among the most well-known examples of the art form. Her series of botanical cyanotypes, titled “Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions,” is considered one of the first photographic books. The cyanotypes in the series were created by placing dried plant specimens on sensitized paper and exposing them to sunlight. The resulting prints were then bound into a book. Other notable artists who have used the cyanotype process include Julia Margaret Cameron, who used it to create portraits, and Lewis Carroll, who used it to produce illustrations for his book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

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1. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) 2. Anna Atkins (1799-1871) 3. John Herschel (1792-1871) 4. Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) 5. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) 6. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) 7. Oscar Rejlander (1813-1875) 8. Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901) 9. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) 10. Nadar (1820-1910) 11. Lady Clementina Hawarden (1822-1865) 12. Julia Margaret Pattle (1816-1875) 13. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) 14. Oscar Gustave Rejlander (1813-1875) 15. William John Begg (1808-1883) 16. John Collier (1850-1934) 17. Frederick H. Evans (1853-1943) 18. Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966) 19. Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941) 20. Edward Weston (1886-1958) 21. Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) 22. Paul Strand (1890-1976) 23. Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) 24. Man Ray (1890-1976) 25. László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) 26. Herbert Bayer (1900-1985) 27. Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) 28. Minor White (1908-1976) 29. Harry Callahan (1912-1999) 30. Richard Misrach (1949-present)

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1. The Blue Wave, Anna Atkins, 1843 2. The Blue Dress, Anna Atkins, 1843 3. Ferns, Anna Atkins, 1843 4. The Blue Moon, Anna Atkins, 1843 5. The Blue Sea, Anna Atkins, 1843 6. The Blue Sky, Anna Atkins, 1843 7. The Bluebells, Anna Atkins, 1843 8. The Blue Iris, Anna Atkins, 1843 9. The Blue Poppy, Anna Atkins, 1843 10. The Blue Rose, Anna Atkins, 1843 11. The Blue Morning Glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 12. The Blue Violets, Anna Atkins, 1843 13. The Blue Waterlily, Anna Atkins, 1843 14. The Blue Dandelion, Anna Atkins, 1843 15. The Blue Larkspur, Anna Atkins, 1843 16. The Blue Columbine, Anna Atkins, 1843 17. The Blue Gentian, Anna Atkins, 1843 18. The Blue Forget-me-not, Anna Atkins, 1843 19. The Bluebell, Anna Atkins, 1843 20. The Blue Morning-glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 21. The Blue Larkspur, Anna Atkins, 1843 22. The Blue Iris, Anna Atkins, 1843 23. The Blue Poppy, Anna Atkins, 1843 24. The Blue Rose, Anna Atkins, 1843 25. The Blue Morning Glory, Anna Atkins, 1843 26. The Blue Violets, Anna Atkins, 1843 27. The Blue Waterlily, Anna Atkins, 1843 28. The Blue Dandelion, Anna Atkins, 1843 29. The Blue Columbine, Anna Atkins, 1843 30. The Blue Gentian, Anna Atkins, 1843

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