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Photographic Collecting in the National Art Library

Lead Research Organisation: De Montfort University
Department Name: School of Arts

Abstract

The National Art Library collected around 300,000 photographs for the purpose of image reference from the 1850s to the 1970s. Taking the 68 volumes of Photographic Registers, this research considers in detail the sources of photographs, the reasons why they were collected, and how they were used, both within the Victoria and Albert Museum and externally.
The research will assess the effect this collection had on photography as a tool for scholarship of all kinds.

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
NE/W502455/1 31/03/2021 30/03/2022
2189870 Studentship NE/W502455/1 30/09/2018 31/12/2024 Ella Ravilious