Charles Henry Strother b. 1837

Also known as Henry Strother
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Despite his death at a young age, and with no known examples of works available, Strother has been described as 'an artist of no mean order, and his oil paintings and pencil sketches were universally admired'.
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painter, professional photographer and civil servant, was born in Adelaide and subsequently worked in the civil service. He was a captain of the South Australian National Rifle Association in his spare time. According to Loyau, Strother was 'an artist of no mean order, and his oil paintings and pencil sketches were universally admired’. Presumably he was also the Henry Strother listed as working as a professional photographer at Stephens Place, Rundle Street, Adelaide, in 1858. Charles Henry died at North Adelaide on 26 November 1861, aged twenty-three. No examples of his work are known.

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Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011

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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan; & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press.>, <ExternalResource: Loyau, G.E. (1883), 'Representative Men of South Australia', Adelaide, SA.>]