Girl in a Kimono by Janet Laing
- PART OF:
- Twenty autochromes
- Made:
- 1908
Girl in a kimono, 1908. An autochrome of a young girl, daughter of the photographer, dressed in a pink kimono, taken by Etheldreda Janet Laing (1872-1960) in 1908.
The design of the girl's kimono mirrors the flowers arranged in the Oriental vase to her left. Japanese style and art became increasingly popular in England at the turn of the twentieth century.
The autochrome process was the first practicable and commercially successful process for colour photography. Patented in 1904, it was invented by French brothers Louis (1864-1948) and Auguste (1862-1954) Lumiere, better known as film pioneers. Autochromes are transparent images on glass similar to lantern slides.
Etheldreda Janet Laing (1872-1960) was born in Ely, where her father was headteacher of the King's School. As a young woman she studied art in Cambridge and became an enthusiastic amateur photographer.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1978-497/16
- Materials:
- glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 120 mm x 164 mm .2 kg
- type:
- autochrome
