Liverpool Museums
10-27-2009, 04:10 PM
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/blog/graphics/edwardians_blogpic.jpgHeatherPrice with her favourite photograph.
Last week our new exhibition at the LadyLever Art Gallery (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/) opened - AnEdwardian Family Album (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/). I'm not a big photography buff, but I still found thephotos pretty captivating. They not only give you a glimpse into family lifein Edwardian times, many of them also have an ethereal quality that is really interesting.They create an effect that is almost like capturing ghosts from the past on film.One that definitely has this feel is the photo of agroup of people exploring Castleton caverns. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/leisure/caverns.aspx) They are all holding torches in apitch black cave - but of course the ladies are all still wearing their fabulous hats!
Owner of the collection, HeatherPrice and her late husband David (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/thestory.aspx), found the negatives in the attic of a housethey moved into on the Wirral. Both keen photographers themselves they were keen toget these unusual photographs on display, so that others could enjoy them. Heather said "Daiwould have been so pleased with how the exhibition has come together. He'd have beenhere every other day to see it." You can see Heather above, with her and David's favouritephotograph from the collection. It is of the photographer's daughter Mary, dressedin her Sunday best dress and bonnet, with pet dog Bob.
Heather told me that she felt the details in the photos were really wonderful andshowed that the photographer, Jack Urton, must have been very knowledgeable aboutphotography. This was a time when advancements in technology meant that more peoplecould start taking their own photographs in any location, rather than having to relyon professionals in studios. This new found freedom must have been pretty excitingand this is palpable in the variety of photos from cutefamily snaps, (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/familylife/swing.aspx) to dramaticshots of the Wirral coastline. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/wirral/new_brighton.aspx)
You can also have a look at my attempts at photographing the exhibition on our AnEdwardian Family Album Flickr set! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/sets/72157622549297323/)
If anything in the exhibition reminds you of photographs in your own family album,you can share your memories by filling in a card in the gallery's response area, orpost your comments below.
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/APeekAtEdwardianFamilyLife.aspx)
Last week our new exhibition at the LadyLever Art Gallery (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/) opened - AnEdwardian Family Album (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/). I'm not a big photography buff, but I still found thephotos pretty captivating. They not only give you a glimpse into family lifein Edwardian times, many of them also have an ethereal quality that is really interesting.They create an effect that is almost like capturing ghosts from the past on film.One that definitely has this feel is the photo of agroup of people exploring Castleton caverns. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/leisure/caverns.aspx) They are all holding torches in apitch black cave - but of course the ladies are all still wearing their fabulous hats!
Owner of the collection, HeatherPrice and her late husband David (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/thestory.aspx), found the negatives in the attic of a housethey moved into on the Wirral. Both keen photographers themselves they were keen toget these unusual photographs on display, so that others could enjoy them. Heather said "Daiwould have been so pleased with how the exhibition has come together. He'd have beenhere every other day to see it." You can see Heather above, with her and David's favouritephotograph from the collection. It is of the photographer's daughter Mary, dressedin her Sunday best dress and bonnet, with pet dog Bob.
Heather told me that she felt the details in the photos were really wonderful andshowed that the photographer, Jack Urton, must have been very knowledgeable aboutphotography. This was a time when advancements in technology meant that more peoplecould start taking their own photographs in any location, rather than having to relyon professionals in studios. This new found freedom must have been pretty excitingand this is palpable in the variety of photos from cutefamily snaps, (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/familylife/swing.aspx) to dramaticshots of the Wirral coastline. (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily/wirral/new_brighton.aspx)
You can also have a look at my attempts at photographing the exhibition on our AnEdwardian Family Album Flickr set! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmuseumsliverpool/sets/72157622549297323/)
If anything in the exhibition reminds you of photographs in your own family album,you can share your memories by filling in a card in the gallery's response area, orpost your comments below.
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/APeekAtEdwardianFamilyLife.aspx)