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Magnus Jackson
Magnus Jackson (25 September 1831 – 27 April 1891) was a Scottish landscape photographer from Perth, Scotland, Perth. He was noted for his use of the collodion process in developing his photographic film. He left around 2,500 glass photographic negatives taken in Perth and the surrounding area between the late 1850s and 1890. These are now on permanent display at Perth Museum and Art Gallery."Magnus Jackson and the Black Art" – Perth and Kinross Council In 2017, Perth Museum and Art Gallery exhibited Jackson's work over four months. The exhibition featured a projected silhouette of Jackson describing, in his own words, the challenge of using wet-plate Collodion process, collodion photography. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Exhibition Of Industry, Science And Art
The International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art was a World's fair held in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1886. Summary The exhibition was held in The Meadows. It was opened on 6 May by Prince Albert Victor and ran to 30 October, occupied 30 acres, had 2,770,000 visits and made £5,555 profit. Exhibits Exhibits included an ''Old Edinburgh Street'' exhibit which included reconstructions of, by then, demolished buildings of the Royal Mile including the Netherbow Port; Czech violins; Turkish embroidery; and Scotch whisky. Neilson and Company of Glasgow exhibited the Caledonian Railway Single steam locomotive. Perth's Magnus Jackson was awarded the bronze medal and diploma of merit for his photographs of ferns and foxgloves."Magnus Jackson and the Black Art" p. 8 – |
