Robert Hall b. 1821

Also known as Professor Hall
  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, naturalist, ornithologist and publican, known as 'Professor' Hall he was one of Adelaide's leading photographers in the mid 1800s. He ran his own business in Adelaide for nearly 20 years between 1846 and 1866.

Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Cato, J. (1955), 'The Story of the Camera in Australia’, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Erickson, R. (1983), 'The Brand on his Coat’, Nedlands, WA.

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

  • Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Reece, R. & Pascoe, R. (1983), 'A Place of Consequence: A Pictorial History of Fremantle’, Fremantle, WA.

  • Simpson, D. & Lyon, P. (1982), 'Commonwealth in Focus’, Royal Commonwealth Society, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885’, Adelaide, SA.

  • Wilson, S.C. & Borrow, K.T. (1973), 'The Bridge over the Ocean’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (1862), South Australian Advertiser, 12-05.

  • (1854), South Australian Register, 08-31.

  • Information sourced from Appleyard, Ron.

  • (1865), South Australian Advertiser, 12-19.

  • (1866), South Australian Advertiser, 01-31.

  • (1854), South Australian Register, 10-02.

  • (1854), South Australian Register, 11-25.

  • (1854), South Australian Register, 12-26.

  • (1855), South Australian Register, 12-31.

  • (1861), South Australian Register, 01-30.

  • (1864), South Australian Register, 05-09.

  • 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

See also

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia