Charles Hewitt

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, was a foundation member of the Council of the Photographic Society of Victoria formed at Melbourne in 1860. Ran his own studios in various Melbourne locations until 1899 when he moved to Stawell, Victoria.

Citations

  • (1871), 'The Victorian Stud-Book’, Melbourne, Vic., volume 3, Hewitt photographed paintings by Thomas Lyttleton and Frederick Woodhouse to illustrate the book.

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

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

  • (1865), Melbourne Directory, Melbourne, Vic.

Initial data sources

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