George Gregory b. 1843

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  • Artist (Painter)
Gregory is known for a posthumous photograph that he took of the bushranger Lowy in 1863 that was reproduced in the Illustrated Melbourne Post. He later moved to Auckland where he opened a photographic studio, painted landscapes and still lifes and carved pew ends and altars for New Zealand churches.
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painter, professional photographer and carver, was born in Lancashire. In 1863-64 he was working as a photographer in Auburn Street, Goulburn, New South Wales. A posthumous photograph he took of Lowy on 29 August 1863, a few hours after the bushranger had 'received the fatal wound’, was subsequently reproduced in the Illustrated Melbourne Post.

In 1883 George Gregory opened a photographic studio in Auckland. A keen painter of still-life and landscape subjects, he exhibited with the Auckland Society of Arts in 1885-1913. He was also a prolific wood-carver, carving pew ends for St Aidan’s and the altar of All Saints’ churches in Auckland, among other examples. Some of his New Zealand work was reproduced in the 1897 New Zealand Graphic.

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1992
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2011

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