Alexander Fox b. 1828

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer, he produced the first known photographic record of early Bendigo but later sought to change his financial fortunes by painting. In 1868 he went America and died in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1882.
Name
Alexander Fox
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Proprietor of a photographic gallery (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
1828
Birth place
London, UK
Death date
1882
Death place
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Active Period
  • 1856 - 1882
Arrival
  • c.1852 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1867 - c.1868 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1866 - c.1867 Collins Street East, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1862- Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1859- Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1858 - c.1859 View Point, Bendigo, Vic.
  • 1856 - 1858 Bridge Street, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • Prussian (Polish)
  • Jewish
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870