Audio Descriptions: An Alternative History of Photography

An introduction and audio descriptions a selection of photographs in An Alternative History of Photography: Works from the Solander Collection

Detail of a brown monochrome photograph of sherry glasses and other glassware lined up on a shelf.

Audio Descriptions: An Alternative History of Photography

An introduction and audio descriptions a selection of photographs in An Alternative History of Photography: Works from the Solander Collection

An Alternative History of Photography: Works from the Solander Collection at The Photographers' Gallery (7 October 2022 - 19 February 2023) invites you to look again at well-known works and new discoveries by major artists, alongside forgotten greats, regional champions and unknown artists.

Scroll down to listen to the audio descriptions and/or download the audio description transcripts for eight works included in the exhibition.

These audio descriptions have been produced by Eleanor Margolies.

Biography:

Eleanor Margolies is a writer and audio describer. She has a background in puppetry and theatre design, with interests in ecology and the role of the senses in performance. She audio describes in museum, theatre and dance contexts, and has led architectural tours for Open House London.

Audio Description Transcript of Introduction to An Alternative History of Photography - Works from the Solander Collection

Johann Ludwig Belitski, Untitled (Glassware), 1854 Courtesy the Solander Collection

A brown monochrome photograph of sherry glasses and other glassware lined up on a shelf.

Audio Description Transcript for Johann Ludwig Belitski, Untitled (Glassware), 1854

Helen Stuart, Portrait of a Maori Woman, 1885 Courtesy the Solander Collection

Gold and black framed, hand coloured black and white photograph of a woman in ceremonial dress with hand drawn markings on her lips and chin.

Audio Description Transcript for Helen Stuart, Portrait of a Maori Woman, 1885

Germaine Krull, Homeless, Paris, ca. 1928, gelatin silver print © Estate of Germaine Krull Courtesy the Solander Collection

Three men lean over a bridge railing looking downward.

Audio Description Transcript for Germaine Krull, Homeless, Paris, ca. 1928

German Lorca, Looking for a Job, 1948-51 © German Lorca, Courtesy the Solander Collection

Black and white photograph of two men standing against a wall, each looking in a newspaper.

Audio Description Transcript for German Lorca, Looking for a Job, 1948-51

Ansel Adams, Old Water Tower, San Francisco, 1961, gelatin silver print © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, Courtesy the Solander Collection

Black and white photograph of a wood-paneled water tower attached to a greenhouse in a landscape.

Audio Description Transcript for Ansel Adams, Old Water Tower, San Francisco, 1961

Studio Degbava, Untitled (Sunglasses), 1970s, gelatin silver print © Studio Degbava, Courtesy the Solander Collection

Photograph full length portrait of a seated man with a short afro and goatee, wearing dark sunglasses and seated in a boldly patterned studio.

Audio Description Transcript for Studio Degbava, Untitled (Sunglasses), 1970s

Annegret Soltau, Selbst (Self), 1975 Courtesy the Solander Collection

Portrait photograph of a woman with black string wound tightly around her head.

Anagret Soltau, Selbst (Self), 1975 Courtesy the Solander Collection

Portrait photograph of a woman with black string wound tightly around her head that has been cut apart.

Transcript for Anagret Soltau, Selbst (Self), 1975