Alexander Brodie b. c.1840

  • Artist (Photographer)
As a professional photography, Alexander Brodie took photographs of the first artists' camp in the Grose Valley in order to entice tourists. While it does not seem to have been successful, his images were exhibited in Philadelphia, USA.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan/Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light’, Canberra.

  • Newton, G (12 November 1875), Sydney Morning Herald, p.11.

  • Turner & Henderson (1875), 'Album of Views of New South Wales’, Sydney.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870