Alfred Pickering b. 1 October 1835

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer, taught by brother Charles Percy Pickering. A travelling photographer specialised in photographing tombstones in rural NSW, 1870s-1880s. He is said to have photographed the earliest-known extant panorama of Queanbeyan c 1874-76.
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Citations

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

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

  • Lea-Scarlett, E. & Robinson, T. (1986), 'First Light on the Limestone Plains’, Canberra, ACT.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related people
  • Pickering, Margaret (spouse of)
  • Pickering, Charles Percy (associate of)
  • Pickering, Charles Percy (child of)
  • Pickering, Margaret (spouse of)