James Freeman b. 1814

  • Artist (Photographer)
As professional collaborators, James and William Freeman achieved great success with their quality portraits and innovative approach. Their unusually elongated studio enabled them to overcome some technical limitations of the day. James had a particularly sophisticated understanding of photography, and had experimented with microphotography using a microscope and an artificial light source.
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Name
James Freeman
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Co-proprietor of a photographic studio (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
1814
Birth place
Bristol, Somerset, England, UK
Death date
1870
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1854 - 1870
Arrival
  • 22 October 1854
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
  • England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
  • Historic Photograph Collection, Macleay Museum, University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Historic Photographs Collection, Macleay Museum, University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Society of Australian Genealogists, Sydney, NSW (collected in)