John Calder

Also known as A. Calder
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, engraver, lithographer and professional photographer, came from Scotland to Victoria in the early gold-rush years. Resident of Melbourne.
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Name
John Calder
Also known as A. Calder (possible attribution)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • 1864 - 1867
Arrival
  • None (Arrived from Scotland in early gold-rush years to Victoria.)
Residence
  • 1865 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic. (Studio. )
  • c.1863 124-26 Bourke Street, East Melbourne, Vic. (Studio. )
  • New Zealand (References to a painter of this name at Wellington in 1868, then at Auckland until 1899. )
  • 1868 63 Little Collins Street West, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Dryburgh Street, West Melbourne (Hotham), Vic.
  • c.1856 - c.1865 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Vic
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related person groups
  • Auckland Society of Artists (associate of)
  • Auckland Society of Artists (associate of)
Related works
  • (transparency for the Victorian Insurance Company) (creator of)
  • (Port Phillip Bay) (creator of)
  • Picnic Point, Brighton (creator of)
  • (transparency for the Earl of Zetland Hotel) (creator of)
  • View in the Australian Pyrenees (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Lady (creator of)
  • View on the Clyde (creator of)
  • (transparency for the Victorian Insurance Company) (creator of)
  • (Port Phillip Bay) (creator of)
  • Picnic Point, Brighton (creator of)
  • (transparency for the Earl of Zetland Hotel) (creator of)
  • View in the Australian Pyrenees (creator of)
  • Portrait of a Lady (creator of)
  • View on the Clyde (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Best decorated establishment (received)
  • Best decorated establishment (received)
Related events
  • Auckland Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Exhibition of Art (None)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Auckland Society of Artists (exhibited at)
  • Melbourne Public Library exhibition (None)
  • Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • London International Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Exhibition (None)
  • Victorian Exhibition of Art (None)
  • Melbourne Exhibition (exhibited at)
Field Changes
Biography
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