Pikea and its Cyanotype

Name/Title

Pikea and its Cyanotype

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.21

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

30 in

Width

40 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Pikea californica made as a cyanotype, an homage to Anna Atkins. Atkins, a pioneering artist and scientist, published Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions in 1843 – the first book to use photographs as scientific illustrations.