Acland to Yevonde: A Feminist Historiography of Colour Photography
Presentation Type
Event
Start Date
8-3-2026 10:30 AM
Description
Sarah Angelina Acland (1849–1930) was an early practitioner of colour photography, yet now in today's visually saturated world, she remains largely unknown. This paper puts Acland in conversation with the more widely recognised colour photographer, Madame Yevonde (1893–1975), to explore the revolutionary and radical ways that women shaped colour photography, not as a technical novelty, but as a self-expressive form in its own right.
Emery Walshe is a writer and researcher, interested in queer and feminist theory, representation, and memory in photography.
Relational Format
Conference proceeding
Recommended Citation
Walshe, Emery, "Acland to Yevonde: A Feminist Historiography of Colour Photography" (2026). Women of Photography: A 24-Hour Conference-a-thon Celebrating International Women’s Day. 23.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenofphotography/2026/schedule/23
Acland to Yevonde: A Feminist Historiography of Colour Photography
Sarah Angelina Acland (1849–1930) was an early practitioner of colour photography, yet now in today's visually saturated world, she remains largely unknown. This paper puts Acland in conversation with the more widely recognised colour photographer, Madame Yevonde (1893–1975), to explore the revolutionary and radical ways that women shaped colour photography, not as a technical novelty, but as a self-expressive form in its own right.
Emery Walshe is a writer and researcher, interested in queer and feminist theory, representation, and memory in photography.