Antonia Blaxland b. 1928

  • Artist (Photographer)
Antonia Blaxland was born into a prominent Sydney family whose friends included the photographers Olive Cotton and Max Dupain. Blaxland worked as an apprentice with Dupain before establishing her own successful career as a professional photographer, capitalising on her family's connections to secure a range of high profile commissions that included interior designer Marion Best and Beatrice Bligh.

photographer, established a small Sydney photographic practice in 1951, at once assisted and contained by her familial position as the daughter of Helen and Gregory Blaxland.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011