Richard John Alexander Hall b. 28 December 1845

  • Artist (Photographer)
Richard Hall was the eldest son of photographer ‘Professor’ Robert Hall and Ruth, nee Smith. He won prizes for the best stereoscopic photographs at the ninth exhibition of the South Australian Society of Arts in 1865, when apparently employed in his father's Adelaide studio. After his father’s death, Hall was in partnership with E.F. Edwards, initially based in Rundle Street, 1867-68, and later at Port Lincoln, 1871-72.
Name
Richard John Alexander Hall
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Innkeeper and Publican 1873 - 1879 Port Lincoln, SA
Birth date
28 December 1845
Birth place
Adelaide, SA
Death date
29 November 1881
Active Period
  • 1871 - 1872
  • 1867 - 1868
Residence
  • 1871 - 1879 Port Lincoln, SA
  • 1867 - 1868 Rundle Street, Adelaide, SA
  • - Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia