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Julia Margaret Cameron ( née Pattle; 11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) was a British photographer who is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature.
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- Julia Margaret Pattle, 11 June 1815, Calcutta, British India
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- Herman Norman (grandson)
Julia Margaret Cameron (born June 11, 1815, Calcutta, India—died January 26, 1879, Kalutara, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]) was a British photographer who is considered one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 19th century.
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Learn about Julia Margaret Cameron, a British photographer who captured famous Victorians with her soft-focus style. See her portraits of Charles Darwin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and others at MoMA.
Explore the life and work of Julia Margaret Cameron, one of the most influential photographers of the 19th century, at the V&A. See her portraits, letters, and learn about her links to the Museum and the Pre-Raphaelites.
Learn about the life and work of Julia Margaret Cameron, a pioneer of soft focus and artistic photography in the 19th century. Explore her portraits of celebrities, children, and strangers, and her influence on modern and contemporary photographers.
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- Calcutta, British India
Seen with historical perspective, it is clear that Cameron possessed an extraordinary ability to imbue her photographs with a powerful spiritual content, the quality that separates them from the products of commercial portrait studios of her time.
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Learn about the life and work of Julia Margaret Cameron, a pioneer of painterly photographic portraits and allegorical images. See her artworks, exhibitions, and related content at the Art Institute of Chicago.
