Born in 1872 in New Zealand Leonard Whithair Appleby was trained with Falk Studios in Sydney before starting hos own studio in The Strand Arcade Sydney by mid 1905 when critic A.G. Stephens devoted an article to him and made the clains that he 'seems to be first and chief among those who have attempted the new photography.Certainly no series of gum-portraits has been shown in Sydney to equal the set recently exhibited by him at the
Art Society’s rooms.’. Appleby and A.H. Adams exhibited bi-chromate prints with the Society of Artists in 1907. and in Newcastle before partnering with Emma Manning in the Christchurch studio of her late husband CH Manning.
- Writers:
- Staff Writer
- Date written:
- 1999
- Last updated:
- 2022