George A. Appleton

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, lithographer and photographic colourist during the 1860s. With Alexander Habbe, Appleton painted transparencies to celebrate the Sydney visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in January 1868, including those for the General Post Office, Parliament House and the Mint Building.
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Name
George A. Appleton
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Photographic colourist
Death date
c.1889
Active Period
  • c.1861 - c.1876
Residence
  • c.1868- Sydney, NSW
  • 1867 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1865 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1861 - c.1867 Melbourne, Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • American?
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Woodhouse, F. (associate of)
  • Blair, John (Dr) (associate of)
  • Appleton, Frederick Charles (sibling of)
  • James, David (associate of)
Related people
  • Habbe, Alexander Christian (associate of)
  • Appleton, Horatio (associate of)
  • Troedel, Charles (associate of)
  • Tweddell, (associate of)
Related works
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  • Photograph of New Building, Collins St (creator of)
  • An Australian Chief Foretelling the Fate of his Race (creator of)
  • The People's Ministry 1865 66 (creator of)
  • Gustavus V. Brooke (creator of)
  • View on the Upper Mitta Mitta (creator of)
  • View on the Merri Creek (creator of)
  • The Young Anglers (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Australian Art: Past and Present (exhibited at)
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