Johan Friedrich Carl Kruger b. 18 April 1831

Also known as Fritz Kruger, Fred Kruger
  • Artist (Photographer)
Photographer known as Fred Kruger won a number of awards and gained international recognition for his panoramas. In 1877 he was commissioned by the Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines to photograph Aborigines at the Coranderrk Aboriginal Mission Station.
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Name
Johan Friedrich Carl Kruger
Also known as:
  • Fritz Kruger
  • Fred Kruger
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Cabinet-maker
  • Professional photographer
Birth date
18 April 1831
Birth place
Berlin, Germany
Death date
15 February 1888
Death place
Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1866 - c.1886
Arrival
  • c.1863
Residence
  • c.1888- Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1879 - c.1885 Geelong, Vic.
  • c.1866 - c.1879 Taradale, Vic.
  • 1863 - 1866 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1831 - c.1863 Germany
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub people
  • Kruger, Bernard (sibling of)
  • Willis, Tom (associate of)
Related people
  • Dawson, Patrick (associate of)
  • Loch, (associate of)
Related works
  • Aboriginal Cricketers at Coranderrk (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Geelong Historical Records Centre, Geelong, Vic. (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, Vic. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Award, Melbourne International Exhibition,1880 (received)
  • Geelong Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition (received)
  • Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition (received)
  • Vienna Exhibition (received)
Related events
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  • Geelong Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19a06b538b73d9300ffc8')) (exhibited at)
  • Vienna Exhibition (exhibited at)