Hailed as the first female photographer, Victorian botanist Anna Atkins made stunning cyanotypes-blueprints-of hundreds of different plants. This sunprint boxed note card set presents her work in rich hues and stunning detail, with matching specialty envelopes.
Sunprint Note Cards: The Cyanotypes of Anna Atkins
Hailed as the first female photographer (and first to publish a book of photographs), Victorian botanist Anna Atkins made stunning cyanotypes-blueprints-of hundreds of different plants. This sunprint boxed note card set presents 12 of her contact photograms-of algae, ferns, and irises-in rich hues and stunning detail. Matching envelopes are printed on the inside with cyanotype images of the handwritten pages of Atkins's books.
br>- 12 note cards with envelopes
- 5.8 x 2 x 7.2 inches
Description | Hailed as the first female photographer (and first to publish a book of photographs), Victorian botanist Anna Atkins made stunning cyanotypes-blueprints-of hundreds of different plants. This sunprint boxed note card set presents 12 of her contact photograms-of algae, ferns, and irises-in rich hues and stunning detail. Matching envelopes are printed on the inside with cyanotype images of the handwritten pages of Atkins's books. br>
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