James Henderson b. 15 October 1821

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Sketcher, photographer, engineer and explorer, he came to Adelaide in 1840 as a surveyor. The drawings and paintings Henderson made on an 1843 expedition to examine the country north of Adelaide to the east of the Flinders Ranges established his artistic significance.

Citations

  • Auhl, I. & Marfleet, D. (1977), 'Journey to Lake Frome 1843, Paintings and Sketches by Edward Charles Frome and James Henderson’, Blackwood, SA.

  • Henderson, J. (1925), 'Narrative of an expedition to Lake Frome in 1843’, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia 25, (1924-25): original mansuscript, South Australian Archives Office, Adelaide, SA.

  • Information sourced from Mackay, Mary.

Initial data sources

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