Charles William May

Also known as May
  • Artist (Photographer)
Adelaide-based colonial male photographer whose daguerreotypes of scenery were so good he won a guinea prize one year and got to judge the same competition a decade later.
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Name
Charles William May
Also known as May
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Death date
1881
Active Period
  • c.1853 - c.1881
Residence
  • c.1853 - c.1861 King William Street, Adelaide, SA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Noye, R.J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>]