A research paper published this week by Kim Bell and Robin Canham, from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, has revealed that some 19th century coloured stereocard mounts contain toxic heavy metals.
Tag: Victorian
Rare Stereoview of Charles Dickens Rediscovered
A rare stereoview of Charles Dickens, which has been missing for nearly 170 years, has been rediscovered in a private collection in Lincolnshire, exclusively on April Fool's Day.
‘Victorian Parlour Evening’: Compton, Surrey, 20th Feb 2024
As Watts Gallery celebrates the final week of their exhibition Victorian Virtual Reality: Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, you can join them for a special evening event, filled with activities based around Victorian stereoscopic (3-D) photography and the Victorian parlour experience.
‘Introducing Art in the Victorian Parlour’: In-Person 3-D Talk, Surrey, UK
Join photo historians and curators Denis Pellerin and Rebecca Sharpe, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, at Watts Gallery - Artists' Village, Compton, Surrey, UK, on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 for a 3-D talk and the chance to access BMAS's handling collection.
Clifton Bridge Visitor Centre: 3-D Photos with a Smartphone Workshops and 3-D Talk ‘Stereoscopy – A Victorian Phenomenon’ 25th Nov 2023
On Saturday 25th November 2023 Clifton Bridge and The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering workshops showing participants how to take their own 3-D photos with their smartphones, and afterwards Denis Pellerin, co-curator of The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy will give a 3-D presentation to take viewers back to the Victorian era.
‘Charles Dickens and his World in the Stereoscope’: Free Online 3-D Talk
To accompany the exhibition 'To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, Ghosts & the Supernatural' currently held at the Charles Dickens Museum, photo historian Denis Pellerin, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, will give an online 3-D talk, on Wednesday November 2nd 2022
Salisbury Museum In-Person 3-D Talk: Henry Brooks & Sons – Salisbury Artists and Photographers
Local photographers and artists, the Brooks family, will be brought back to life, in 3-D, to support the Salisbury Museum on Thursday, March 17, 2022.
“ALL THE YEAR ROUND : British Celebrations and Events in the Victorian Era” Free Online 3-D Talk
Two days before Valentine's Day, Saturday Feb 12th 2022 17:30 GMT, join photo historian Denis Pellerin, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscope, for over an hour of 3-D images showing how the Victorians celebrated the main events of the year. Along the way you will discover some long-forgotten celebrations and how a tiny piece of paper revolutionised the lives of millions and did a lot to help commercialise some of these events.
Free Online 3-D Event: Cha-Cha Chatterton
The stories behind Victorian and modern stereos after Henry Wallis's 1856 work "The Death of Chatterton" and how to create similar images will be discussed by Photo Historian Denis Pellerin on the 7th October 2021, 18:30 BST. The event is free but you need to register, which you can do in this post.
Free Online 3-D Event: Incredible Crinoline
Photo historian Denis Pellerin, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, will present online and in stereoscopic 3-D the advent of the Crinoline Cage. The event is on 15th Sept 2021 and is free to attend; find the registration details here.
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