Mervyn O’Gorman
British engineer Mervyn O’Gorman Mervyn Joseph Pius O’Gorman CB (19 December 1871 – 16 March 1958) was a pioneer in color photography. A skilled electrical engineer who exprimented with celluloid and became Superintendent of the Royal Balloon Factory at Farnborough, O’Gorman developed a keen eye for light, color and movement.
O’Gorman’s pictures of his daughter Christina epitomise the Lumière brothers’ Autochrome process.
In 1897 O’Gorman had married Florence Rasch
Lieutenant Colonel Mervyn O’Gorman, CB by M. Boss. Royal Air Force Museum; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation
Photography by Lieutenant-Colonel Mervyn O’Gorman who had a distinguished career in the aeronautics and autoomotive industries as well as enough time to master photography.
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