Louisa Elizabeth How b. 1821

  • Artist (Photographer)
Amateur photographer, she appears to have been self taught. Her husband was a merchant and she photographed prominent visitors to their Sydney home as well as Sydney scenes.

Citations

  • (June 1989), 'Masterpieces of Australian Photography’, Josef Lebovic Gallery, Paddington, NSW, .

  • Crombie, Isobel (1992), 'Louisa Elizabeth How’, The Dictionary of Australian Artists; Kerr, Joan (ed.), Melbourne, Vic.

  • Crombie, I. (1984), 'Louisa Elizabeth How: Pioneer photographer’, Australian Business Collectors Annual.

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

  • 'Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip: Assisted Passage 1849-51’, Archives Office of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, (4/4817, reel 2145).

See also

  • 'Section 2, plate 54'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book