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William Blake’s Universe
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Wittgenstein and photography
Wed 27 April 2011 - Mon 15 August 2011
Photographic & Illustration Service
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was born in Vienna, at one of the summer residences of the family on the outskirts of Vienna, in Neuwaldegg, on 26 April 1889 at 8.30 p.m. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of his death in Cambridge on 29 April 1951.
Ludwig Wittgenstein had a great interest in photography. In his writings there are numerous references to photography, which he uses to illustrate and clarify his arguments. He himself was a keen photographer and in the 1930s he created his own photo album. During his time as a primary school teacher and architect he carried out a number of photographic experiments together with his sisters and the court photographer Moritz Nähr, a friend of the family. Some of them are closely related to his philosophical work, for instance his experiment based on Francis Galton’s composite photography, from which Wittgenstein subsequently developed his concepts of “language game” and “family resemblance”.
Cost: free
Enquiries and booking
Enquiries also to Michael Nedo, Wittgenstein Archivist
01223 328200, email: nedo@wittgen-cam.ac.uk
Enquiries: Philip Ball Website Email: pmb1000@cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223 334393
Timing
9:00am-5:00pm on weekdays from Wednesday 27 April 2011 until Monday 15 August 2011
All times
| Wed 27 April 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 28 April 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 29 April 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 2 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 3 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 4 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 5 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 6 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 9 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 10 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 11 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 12 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 13 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 16 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 17 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 18 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 19 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 20 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 23 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 24 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 25 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 26 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 27 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 30 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 31 May 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 1 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 2 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 3 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 6 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 7 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 8 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 9 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 10 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 13 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 14 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 15 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 16 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 17 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 20 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 21 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 22 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 23 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 24 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 27 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 28 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 29 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 30 June 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 1 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 4 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 5 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 6 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 7 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 8 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 11 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 12 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 13 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 14 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 15 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 18 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 19 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 20 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 21 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 22 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 25 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 26 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 27 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 28 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 29 July 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 1 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 2 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 3 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 4 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 5 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 8 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Tue 9 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Wed 10 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Thu 11 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Fri 12 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
| Mon 15 August 2011 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |