James Taylor b. 1846

  • Artist (Photographer)
James Taylor was a professional photographer who emigrated from Scotland to South Australia in 1864. He settled in Gawler, where he operated a photographic studio. He later moved to Port Augusta in the state’s north, where he photographed town and scenic views, as well as Indigenous subjects. His tableau photographs have been compared to those by Thomas Cleary.

Citations

  • Newton, G. (1988), 'Shades of Light: Photography and Australia 1839-1988’, Canberra, ACT : Australian National Gallery.

  • Peterson, N. (1989), 'A Colonial Image: Penetrating the reality of the image’, Aboriginal Studies, vol. 1, pp. 59-62.

  • Donaldson, I.; and Donaldson, T. (eds) (1985), 'The Popular Image’, Sydney, NSW : Seeing the First Australians, Allen & Unwin.

  • Noye, R.J. (2007) ‘Dictionary of South Australian Photography 1845-1915’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. CD-ROM.

  • Photohistory SA Archived Website

    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/noye/Photogs/Phot_set.htm

  • Robinson, Julie and Zagala, Maria (2007), 'A Century in Focus: South Australian Photography 1840s to 1940s’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

See also

Initial data sources

  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia