Baron George Goodman

  • Artist (Photographer)
The first professional photographer known to have worked in Australia. Although many local citizens had to endure 'about half a minute' of immobility and sweltering heat, his photographs were extremely popular although many have not survived to this day.

Citations

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

  • Bergman, G. (1973), 'George Baron Goodman—first professional photographer in Australia’, Australian Jewish Historical Society Proceedings, 7/4, May.

  • Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia’, Melbourne, Victoria.

  • Gibbney, H.J. and Smith, A.G. (1987), 'A Biographical Register 1788-1939’, Canberra, ACT.

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

  • Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection’, Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Sprod, D. (1977), 'Victorian and Edwardian Hobart from Old Photographs’, Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Information sourced from Stilwell, G.T.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, C.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • Fox, T.H., 'Diaries 1845-50’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, manuscript 1045.3.

Initial data sources

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