Henry Barnes

  • Artist (Photographer)
Henry Barnes spent his working life at the Australian Museum in Sydney where he worked as a photographer and taxidermist. He was involved in a scandal whereby accusations of selling obscene photographs on museum premises were laid.
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exhibited at
Sydney International Exhibition
Date
1879
Place
Garden Palace, Sydney, NSW
Description

Responsible for arranging the Australian Museum’s ethnological display.

Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 8080/1904; 8045/1913; 11233/1934'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 265/1859; 686/1884'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 1889/1860; 2214/1862; 623/1865'.>, <ExternalResource: Strahan, R. (1979), 'Rare and Curious Specimens: An Illustrated History of the Australian Museum', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1867), Illustrated Sydney News, 07-16.>, <ExternalResource: (1873), Sydney Mail, 05-10.>, <ExternalResource: (1864), Sydney Morning Herald, 05-13.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 8080/1904; 8045/1913; 11233/1934'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 265/1859; 686/1884'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 1889/1860; 2214/1862; 623/1865'.>]