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SUMMARY:Through Her Lens—Women Photographers of Midcoast Maine\, 1885-1925
DESCRIPTION:The Blue Hill Public Library and Penobscot Marine Museum are 
 cosponsoring a lecture by Matt Wheeler\, Digital Curator at PMM\, on women 
 photographers of Midcoast Maine in the late 1800s and early 1900s on 
 Wednesday\, March 11 at 7PM in the library's Howard Room. This talk will be 
 accompanied by a display of photographs taken by the women discussed. 
 \n\nThe medium of photography arose in a time of great social change in 
 Europe and the United States\, and although women’s social positions at 
 this time would not have included them in its initial development\, women 
 were involved in the early popularization and use of the medium. Constance 
 Fox Talbot experimented with photography even as her husband William Fox 
 Talbot was perfecting his process—the calotype\, which generated the 
 world’s first photographic negative—before its introduction in 1841. A 
 handful of women began opening daguerreotype studios in Europe and the U.S. 
 as early 1843\, and were among the first professionals in this technical 
 field at a time when most women who worked outside the home were employed 
 as domestic servants\, schoolteachers\, nurses\, or laborers in the textile 
 industry.\n\nThese photographs\, drawn from the Penobscot Marine Museum’s 
 permanent collections\, represent the work of five women photographers\, 
 all born in the latter half of the nineteenth century and based between 
 Boothbay and Blue Hill. Some travelled the world with their seafaring 
 fathers or well to do husbands\; others never strayed far from their 
 origins. Some were amateurs with varying skills\; others transformed their 
 talents into income. This exhibit explores the multitude of ways women 
 exercised the latitude of expression created by photography\, a medium 
 that’s equal parts technical and artistic. Women incorporated camera work 
 into their daily lives\, as artists\, amateurs\, preservationists\, 
 professionals\, and as travelers and explorers\, while photography altered 
 the way men\, women\, and children saw the world\, themselves\, and each 
 other. These are women who helped photography emerge as an egalitarian 
 pursuit: Evie Billings Kimball Barbour of Blue Hill\, Harriet Hichborn of 
 Stockton Springs\, Joanna Colcord of Searsport\, Ruth Montgomery of 
 Boothbay\, and Ida Crie of Rockport. \n\nMatt Wheeler serves as the Digital 
 Curator at PMM and has been working in the Museum's Photo Archives since 
 2011. His educational experience includes coursework in digital curation 
 from University of Maine\, Orono\, as well as ongoing professional 
 development in evolving standards and best practices in the industry. He 
 guides PMM in building sound digital collections with an eye to 
 accessibility and sustainability. Matt grew up in Camden and Lincolnville\, 
 living on and appreciating Penobscot Bay\, and enjoys engaging audiences in 
 the digital age with stories of Penobscot Bay's cultural heritage. His 
 personal photography explores the rich natural settings of the 
 region.\n\nThis program is free and open to all\, and will be held in the 
 library's Howard Room. For more information\, please contact the library at 
 374-5515\, or email Assistant Director Kayleigh Thomas at 
 kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net.
LOCATION:Howard Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Kayleigh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Presentation
CONTACT;CN="Kayleigh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
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