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URL:https://bob.guide/events/birminghams-photographic-pioneer-george-shaw-
 1818-1904
SUMMARY:Birmingham’s Photographic Pioneer: George Shaw (1818-1904)
DESCRIPTION:Birmingham’s Photographic Pioneer: George Shaw (1818-1904)Whi
 le Birmingham celebrates figures like Boulton\, Watt\, and Zephaniah\, the
  story of George Shaw\, an early photography pioneer\, remains largely unt
 old. Born in Dudley\, Shaw became a patent agent\, chemist\, lecturer\, an
 d artist. In 1839\, he created Birmingham’s first daguerreotype photogra
 ph.Shaw was deeply involved in civic and scientific life. He championed ed
 ucation\, helped establish the city’s first free public library\, and wa
 s vice president of the Mechanics Institute. His scientific work earned pr
 aise from Michael Faraday\, and he lectured at the Royal Society on photog
 raphic techniques.Alongside collaborators like Frederick Henry Henshaw and
  John Percy\, Shaw explored electroplating and advanced photographic mater
 ials. He also painted and photographed Birmingham’s landscapes\, with so
 me of his early calotypes now held in the Musée D’Orsay.Recently redisc
 overed by the late Pete James and artist Jo Gane\, Shaw’s images reveal 
 a vital chapter in the city’s industrial and artistic past. Jo Gane will
  present an illustrated lecture on Shaw’s legacy.
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CATEGORIES:Arts
LOCATION:Birmingham & Midland Institute\, 9 Margaret Street\, Birmingham\, 
 B3 3BU\, Birmingham\, England\, B3 3BU\, United Kingdom
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