Five photographic portraits of John Hall Thorpe, 1887-1927.
Five photographic portraits of John Hall Thorpe, 1887-1927.
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Date
1887-1927
Call Numbers
PXA 2160
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Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
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5 albumen print photographs - black and white ; albumen
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Fonds
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Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Contents
1. Albumen print photograph, Jay’s Studios, ca. 1887. Cabinet card format, 165 x 110 mm. Recto with imprint of ‘Jay’s Studios, 318 George St, Sydney’, verso inscribed ‘Mother with love’ by Hall Thorpe.
2. Plainotype photograph, Falk Studios, ca. 1902. 145 x 110 mm, on original board mount. Recto with imprint of ‘Falk Studios, 496 George St, Sydn...
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Full title
Five photographic portraits of John Hall Thorpe, 1887-1927.
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Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, 31 August 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
John (Jack) Hall Thorpe (1874-1947) was an illustrator and printmaker born in Victoria and raised in Sydney. He started out as a wood engraver for John Fairfax and worked as a staff artist on the Sydney mail. He moved to England in 1902. He is best known for his woodcuts of flowers, produced from around 1920 onwards.
These photographs span Hall...
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PXA 2160
Record Identifier
nGmaDVaY
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1001485
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