From Model to Photographer. Women as Promoter of New Portrait’s Shapes in Madrid’s Photographic Studios (1860-1880)
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Through this article, we intend to give a new vision of the relationship between women and photography in the nineteenth century, focusing on Madrid between 1860 and 1880, through the Colección Castellano, preserved in the Spanish National Library. We pretend to highlight the active role of women in the development of the new medium as an agent of expression and social communication. For this purpose, we will study both the “woman model” —and the power she exercises over her own body— as well as the “woman photographer” and the tension that exists between both of them.Downloads
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