Melvin Vaniman b. 30 December 1866

Also known as Chester Melvin Vaniman
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Photographer)
Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912) was an opera singer, photographer, and aviator and is now best known for his panoramic photos of Sydney.
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Name
Melvin Vaniman
Also known as Chester Melvin Vaniman (Born as Chester Melvin Vaniman)
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Aeroplane Mechanic -
  • Opera Singer -
  • Aeronaut -
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991) -
Birth date
30 December 1866
Birth place
Springfield, Ilinois, USA
Birth note
Date has also been listed as 1866-12-31
Death date
2 July 1912
Death place
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Death note
Died in a balloon accident near Atlantic City, New Jersey \n\nBurialNote: unknown
Active Period
  • 1902 - 1904
Arrival
  • 1903 (Estimated date that Vaniman arrived in Sydney.)
Residence
  • 1910 - 1912 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
  • 1904 - 1910 Paris, France
  • 1902 - 1904 Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia
  • 1900 - 1902 Hawaii, USA
  • 1887 - 1900 (Various locations. On the move: employed by a touring opera company. )
  • 1866 - 1886 Illinois, USA
Training
  • Pleasant Hill School, Virden High School, Mt. Morris College, Valparaiso University, Dexter College, 1871 - 1886
Cultural Heritage
  • German Baptist Brethern
Languages
  • English

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References [<ExternalResource: Stitchbury, P.W. (1989), 'Melvin Vaniman, c1870-1912 : engineer, opera singer, inventor, agricultural expert, photographer, traveller, aviator, adventurer', P. Stitchbury, Palmerston North, N.Z., 9pp.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan (2001), 'A different perspective : Vaniman, the acrobatic photographer', State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Curated by Alan Davies with the help of Alan Tierney.>, <ExternalResource: Sassoon, Joanna (2001), '[Review of Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912) by Alan Tierney]', Limina, A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 7, 2001, pp.151-2, Sassoon wrote that "This short book provides much well referenced, researched and indexed detail on the life, work and holdings of Vaniman's Australian panoramas.".>, <ExternalResource: 'State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912), Alan Tierney's Research Letters, 1996-2006, SLNSW', Alan Tierney donated to Mitchell Library 54 research letters which had provided a very helpful contribution to the writing of his Vaniman booklet. He also donated copies of Vaniman's copyright registration applications. See also Tierney's Dating of Photographs and other Fine Arts, Copyright Registration Records in Australia up to 1968 as a Research Resource, Goulburn 2003, which includes a case study on Vaniman's copyright applications.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan (2009), 'Vaniman Panorama', State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, the catalogue states: "This exhibition draws on research by the Library's Curator of Photographs, Alan Davies, which was greatly assisted by the work of Alan Tierney.".>, <ExternalResource: (5 July 2001), 'Revealed, Sydney's lost photographs', Daily Telegraph, p. 1, Commencing with the publication of two Vaniman photographs on the front page of the Daily Telegraph on 5 July 2001, a total of 21 photos were published over a seven day period to herald the start of the State Library's exhibition. Daily Telegraph, seven articles, 5-13 July 2001.>, <ExternalResource: Tierney, Alan (2000), 'Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912), a biographical note', Alan Tierney, Goulburn, Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Tyrell, Ian (2000), '[Review of Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912) by Alan Tierney]', Locality, UNSW Centre for Community History, University of New South Wales,11 (2), pp.38-39.>, <ExternalResource: Tierney, Alan (2003), 'Dating of Photographs and other Fine Arts,Copyright Registration Records in Australia up to 1968 as a Research Resource', Alan Tierney, Goulburn, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Schwartzkoff, Louise (17 June 2009), 'Oh, the towering feeling on the streets where we live', The Sydney Morning Herald, p.3.>] [<ExternalResource: Stitchbury, P.W. (1989), 'Melvin Vaniman, c1870-1912 : engineer, opera singer, inventor, agricultural expert, photographer, traveller, aviator, adventurer', P. Stitchbury, Palmerston North, N.Z., 9pp.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan (2001), 'A different perspective : Vaniman, the acrobatic photographer', State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Curated by Alan Davies with the help of Alan Tierney.>, <ExternalResource: Sassoon, Joanna (2001), '[Review of Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912) by Alan Tierney]', Limina, A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 7, 2001, pp.151-2, Sassoon wrote that "This short book provides much well referenced, researched and indexed detail on the life, work and holdings of Vaniman's Australian panoramas.".>, <ExternalResource: 'State Library of NSW, Sydney, NSW'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Melvin Vaniman (1866-1912), Alan Tierney's Research Letters, 1996-2006, SLNSW', Alan Tierney donated to Mitchell Library 54 research letters which had provided a very helpful contribution to the writing of his Vaniman booklet. He also donated copies of Vaniman's copyright registration applications. See also Tierney's Dating of Photographs and other Fine Arts, Copyright Registration Records in Australia up to 1968 as a Research Resource, Goulburn 2003, which includes a case study on Vaniman's copyright applications.>, <ExternalResource: Davies, Alan (2009), 'Vaniman Panorama', State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, the catalogue states: "This exhibition draws on research by the Library's Curator of Photographs, Alan Davies, which was greatly assisted by the work of Alan Tierney.".>, <ExternalResource: (5 July 2001), 'Revealed, Sydney's lost photographs', Daily Telegraph, p. 1, Commencing with the publication of two Vaniman photographs on the front page of the Daily Telegraph on 5 July 2001, a total of 21 photos were published over a seven day period to herald the start of the State Library's exhibition. Daily Telegraph, seven articles, 5-13 July 2001.>]