Julia Widgrén
Julia Widgrén (1842–1917) was a Finnish photographer. She was one of the first professional female photographers in Finland.[1]
She had a studio in Vaasa between 1866 and 1904. The first photographies of Vaasa is assumed to have been taken by her. She is known for her images of people in folk costumes from Österbotten, which were made into paintings by the artists Rudolf Åkerblom and Arvid Liljelund.
References
- ^ Valokuvan taide : suomalainen valokuva 1842-1992 / /toim. / Jukka Kukkonen, Tuomo-Juhani Vuorenmaa, Jorma Hinkka. - Hki : Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, 1992, s. 362-364. - (Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seuran toimituksia, ISSN 0355-1768 ; 559)