Amelia Bergner (1853–1923) was an American photographer. Bergner is known for her photograms of leaves and botanical subjects, created in the 1870s.[1]

Seven Botanical specimens, 1877 photogram by Amelia Bergner.

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris,[2] the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art] in South Bend,[3] the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Art Institute of Chicago,[1] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[4] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[5] and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Bergner, Amelia (1877). "Study of Leaves". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  2. ^ "Composition végétale- Bergner Amelia auteur | Musée d'Orsay". www.musee-orsay.fr.
  3. ^ "YIELD Nº4 — Amelia Bergner, Ferns and Leaves, about 1877 Gum dichromate photogram". publications.snitemuseum.org.
  4. ^ "Bergner, Amelia". SFMOMA.
  5. ^ "Five Botanical Specimens". philamuseum.org.
  6. ^ "Untitled Photogram". art.nelson-atkins.org.