Highland Folk Museum founder featured in early 20th century exhibition of women's photography
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People visiting Edinburgh during the festive season will have the chance to take in a photographic exhibition at the City Art Centre featuring images from the Highland Folk Museum of its founder, Isabel Frances Grant MBE.
The selection of photographs form part of the “Glean: Early 20th Century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland” exhibition, curated by Jenny Brownrigg, exhibitions director of Glasgow School of Art.
The ground-breaking exhibition presents the work of fourteen pioneering women photographers and filmmakers working in Scotland during the early 20th century.
It includes images taken by Isabel – one of a group of pioneering women who were using photography and film in their work during the 1900s.
It is the first time their work will have been seen together, and it uncovers a previously untold story within the history of Scottish photography.
A spokesperson for the Folk Museum said: "Isabel photographed vernacular buildings on her travels around the Highlands and Islands, to record the traditional architecture which was rapidly disappearing.
"Some of the photographs she took have been lent to the exhibition by Edinburgh Central Library, so it’s great to see these side-by-side with photographs from our collection."
Isabel was born in Edinburgh in 1887, but grew up with a strong sense of belonging to the Highlands and especially the area around Badenoch and Strathspey, with its ancient links to the Clan Grant.
She founded the Highland Folk Museum in 1935, taking inspiration from the folk museums she visited during a cruise to Scandinavia.
The exhibition runs until March 12, 2023. Entry is free.
