Doris Barnes b. 1897

Also known as Doris C Barnes
  • Artist (Photographer)
Interested in photography from a young age, Barnes exhibited her work in Adelaide and in England. A member of the Adelaide Camera Club, she built her own darkroom in the family garden and developed her own coloured slides.
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photographer, became interested in photography at the age of 16 when she received her first camera from her brother Gustave . Working from the family home at St Peters, she built a darkroom in the garden and even developed her own coloured slides. She was a member of the Adelaide Camera Club and exhibited her work in Adelaide and England. Her 1926 photograph, The Close of Day (horses drinking), was purchased by the AGSA that year.

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1999
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2011

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Residences
  • c.1987 - St. Peters, Adelaide, SA
  • c.1987- St. Peters, Adelaide, SA
Alternative names
  • Doris C Barnes