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Edinburgh
Photographic Exhibitions
The shading below matches the colours on
the top border above. |
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Howie's
Daguerreotype Exhibition
A very early exhibition in a Princes Street studio - in the
year that Talbot and Daguerre announced their discovery of photography.
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1839
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Edinburgh Exhibition of Art Manufactures, etc. - 1839
A very early exhibition in a Princes Street studio - in the
year that Talbot and Daguerre announced their discovery of photography.
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1839
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Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition - 1841
The exhibition included two Daguerreotype views of
Edinburgh by M Montreal
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1841
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Exhibition at 51 George Street
I have seen several advertisements for this exhibition, but
do not know which group organised it. |
1854
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Fenton Exhibition at
67 Princes Street
This exhibition toured Britain in 1855-56.. |
1855
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Art
Manufactures Association
A large exhibition, including a few photography exhibits. |
1856,
1867, 1861
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Photographic
Society of Scotland
The Photographic Society of Scotland was the first society
to hold annual photographic exhibitions in Edinburgh. |
1856
to1866
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Edinburgh
Photographic Society
EPS held its first Open Photographic Exhibition in the year
that it was founded, 1861. It has held an annual Open Exhibition
every year since then. It has also held Members' Exhibitions and
other exhibitions. |
1861
to date
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Waverley Market Exhibition
An Exhibition, showing mainly the work of Edinburgh's
professional photographers. This was part of the Annual Carnival at
Waverley Market |
1900
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Midlothian
Camera Club
Following a dispute within EPS, some members broke away to
form Midlothian Camera Club. The two societies later came together
again. |
1909
and other years
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Scottish
Society of Photographic Art
'The Camera' reported:
This society has had its Annual General Meeting. The
year closed has been very successful; enrolments are coming in; the
finances are encouraging and everyone is happy.
Its exhibition in the bringing together of the finest
display of pictorial photography that hs ben walled in Edinburgh was well
attended, and a great feature of which was the time taken by the visitors
in studying the pictures, and it is observed with much satisfaction to the
members the aims of the society in promoting the art of photography is
appreciated and is having a marked influence in Edinburgh and the East of
Scotland
Mr George Malcolm continues as president.
Thank you to Ron Cosens for sending me a copy of the above
article from 'The Camera' |
Source:
The
Camera
June 1926
p.749 |