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Richard Ellis - The Man and his Legacy
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Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA) presents an illustrated talk by Ian Ellis on Richard Ellis - The Man and his Legacy, Hotel Phoenicia
Wednesday 16th May 2012 at 7pm
Most Maltese are familiar with some of Richard Ellis' photographs, however few know about his early life in London and Paris as part of a circus, his chance arrival in Malta as a young lad and the prolific work of this eminent Victorian photographer who made Malta his home.
The lecture to be delivered by his great-grandson Ian Ellis and illustrated by photographs from the archive carefully reproduced from the original glass plates.
This archive of some 36,000 images forms a complete record of Malta's history and development during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, recording not just events and our most important buildings, but also social development, changing fashions and customs. The glass plate negatives dating back to Richard Ellis' arrival in Malta in 1862 were taken with large format studio cameras using techniques that were advanced for their time, many of which were pioneered by Richard Ellis himself. Some of these techniques will be discussed during the course of this presentation.
Richard Ellis placed Malta on the forefront of the development of photography from its infancy, giving the Maltese Nation a treasure of timeless images, an invaluable source of reference for photographic and historical research.
Those interested in attending are invited to book at bookings@faa.org.mt or by phoning 99820159
The public is requested to be seated by 6.45pm
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