Julia Widgrén
Zachris Zachcrisson, portrait by Julia Widgrén
Julia Widgrén (1842–1917) was a Finnish photographer. She was one of the first professional female photographers in Finland.[1]
She had a studio in Vaasa between 1866 and 1904. The first photographs of Vaasa is assumed to have been taken by her. She is known for her images of people in folk costumes from Österbotten, which were made into paintings by the artists and .[2]
Her work is held in the Yale University archive collection,[3] and in the Swedish Performing Arts Agency.[4]
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- ^ Valokuvan taide : suomalainen valokuva 1842-1992 / /toim. / Jukka Kukkonen, Tuomo-Juhani Vuorenmaa, Jorma Hinkka. - Hki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1992, s. 362-364. - (Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seuran toimituksia, ISSN 0355-1768 ; 559)
- ^ Löngvist, Bo. "Julia Widgrén". Uppslagsverket.fi. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Widgrén, Julia Viktorina Rosalie, (1842-1917), circa 1885". Yale University Archive Collection. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Record H9_071 - Zachris Zachrisson, porträtt". Virtual Catalog. Swedish Performing Arts Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
Categories:
- 1842 births
- 1917 deaths
- 19th-century women photographers
- 19th-century Finnish photographers
- 20th-century Finnish photographers
- 20th-century women photographers