John Kauffmann b. 30 December 1864

  • Artist (Photographer)
During travel abroad in Europe, John Kauffmann decided on a change in career from his role as an office worker to artist photographer. Particularly interested in pictorial photography, Kauffmann studied chemistry in Zurich and photo-technology in Bavaria before returning to Adelaide in 1897. He was accomplished in the genre and exhibited in local and international salons before opening his own studio in Melbourne c. 1917.
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Citations

  • Noye, R.J. (2007) ‘Dictionary of South Australian Photography 1845-1915’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. CD-ROM.

  • Photohistory SA Archived Website

    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/noye/Photogs/Phot_set.htm

  • Robinson, Julie and Zagala, Maria (2007), 'A Century in Focus: South Australian Photography 1840s to 1940s’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

See also

Initial data sources

  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia

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