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
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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  • Freeman, William Glover Webb (sibling of)
  • Freeman, Louisa (spouse of)
  • Dayrell, Margaret Ann (relative of)
  • Freeman, William Glover Webb (associate of)
  • Wheeler, John (associate of)
  • Cazneau, Emily Florence Bentley (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Freeman Brothers (associate of)
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  • Boake, Barcroft Capel (associate of)
  • Cazneau, Pierce Mott (associate of)
  • Dalton, Edwin (associate of)
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  • Allen, Oswald H. (associate of)
Related collections
  • 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)
Related events
  • London International Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Philosophical Society of New South Wales exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Exhibition of the Natural and Industrial Products of New South Wales (exhibited at)