John Rae b. 1813

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
"I am anxious to make some of you amateurs like myself" was Rae's plea to students at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts in 1855. He was referring to his experiments in photography, yet the word amateur hardly applies. Anything he turned his hand to he seemed to master and his interests encompassed both the business and cultural worlds. In his artmaking he was most concerned with "fidelity to nat
Name
John Rae
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Accountant (ANZSIC code: 6932)
  • Secretary (ANZSIC code: 7291)
  • Public servant (ANZSIC code: 75)
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1813
Birth place
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Death date
1900
Active Period
  • c.1840 - c.1893
Arrival
  • 8 December 1839
Residence
  • Scotland, UK
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions