Henry Button b. 22 March 1829

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial photographer connected to the artist John Glover through his wife, he published two albums containing some reproductions of his photographs, Memories of Fifty Years of Courtship and Wedded Life and Flotsam and Jetsam. As a proprietor of the newspaper Launceston Examiner he was also active in the field of sciences and mechanics in his community.
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Name
Henry Button
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Mayor of Launceston
  • Author (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Publisher (ANZSIC code: J)
  • Newspaper editor (ANZSIC code: 5411)
  • Journalist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
22 March 1829
Birth place
Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
Death date
11 May 1914
Death place
Launceston, TAS
Active Period
  • 1850 - 1868
Arrival
  • 18 December 1837 (Launceston, the Andromeda)
Residence
  • 1833 - 11 May 1914 Launceston, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • 22 March 1829 - 1833 Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Horner, J. (1976), 'Henry Button', Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 3, Melbourne 1966-1976.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Melbourne.>, <ExternalResource: Button, H. (1899), 'Memories of Fifty Years of Courtship and Wedded Life', Launceston.>, <ExternalResource: Craig, C. (1984), 'More Old Tasmanian Prints', Launceston.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Long, Chris.>, <ExternalResource: Button, H. (1909), 'Flotsam and Jetsam', Launceston n.d.>]