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Alfred Atkinson b. 19 January 1867

Artist (Photographer)

Queensland photographer whose work depicts the Aboriginal communities of the Palmer district. Examples of his work are held by the Cairns Historical Society and the Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra.

Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT
Cairns Historical Society, Cairns, Qld.
Danie Mellor series The sun also sets 2020 Tolarno Galleries

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Contemporary Australian artist Danie Mellor used Atkinson photographs for his 2020 triptych On the edge of darkness (the sun also sets). Mellor’s great-great-grandmother Ellen a Ngadjon woman from the Atherton Tablelands, was photographed over many years in the Atkinson studio for her collection of formal carte de visite portraits.

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Alfred Atkinson b. 19 January 1867

Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT

Cairns Historical Society, Cairns, Qld.

Danie Mellor series The sun also sets 2020 Tolarno Galleries

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