Julia Margaret Cameron, a renowned female photographer of the nineteenth century, took portraits of almost everyone she knew, from famous literary figures to family members and servants. Cameron made use of props, costumes, and carefully chosen settings to create fanciful images of the people who posed for her.
This Web site accompanies the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition of Julia Margaret Cameron’s portraits of women. The curator’s note discusses how, by placing her subjects in inventive settings, the photographer created stylistically unique images. Her fascinating combination of melancholy and whimsy recalls certain themes in Whalen’s portraits and pinhole photographs.
This kid-friendly Web site offers information on Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense and images of his zoological drawings, as well as his poems and stories.
The inspiration for Mary Whalen's photographic study A Night Sonnet So Far came in part from the humorous limericks of poet Edward Lear. This site provides links to a variety of online materials for teachers and students, including biographical information, poems, and illustrations.
The photography series A Night Sonnet So Far came out of a writing and photography workshop that Julie Moulds and Mary Whalen led with a group of teen mothers, at-risk children, and developmentally disabled adults. Here, CNN features an article about the potential benefits of “writing therapy” in dealing with traumatic experiences.
Mary Whalen regularly collaborates with her friend Julie Moulds, a poet from the Western Michigan area. This link leads to New Issues Press’s introduction to Moulds’ latest book, The Woman with a Cubed Head. Although the two women communicate through different artistic media, they share ideas and are influenced by similar images.
This link leads to a group photo-essay project on which Mary Whalen collaborated in 2004. A short biography and a selection of her photographs are included alongside works by her fellow participating artists. See how other artists working in Michigan today portray its urban landscape through their own individual lenses.
The photographer’s Web site provides a short artistic profile written by the artist as well as an electronic portfolio of her work. In addition to A Night Sonnet So Far, view her inventive wedding pictures, portraits, and other projects.
A National Public Radio report on one of Diane Arbus's famous images--of a pair of young female identical twins. The site includes a download of the radio report and a written commentary.
This issue of The Digital Journalist includes an essay on Mark by Marianne Fulton as well as a number of images and audio clips of an interview with the artist.
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Julia Margaret Cameron, a renowned female photographer of the nineteenth century, took portraits of almost everyone she knew, from famous literary figures to family members and servants. Cameron made use of props, costumes, and carefully chosen settings to create fanciful images of the people who posed for her.
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