Samuel Scriven Evans b.

  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer, Evans produced daguerreotypes of portraits, private residences and landscapes in Fremantle and Perth.
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Name
Samuel Scriven Evans
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 7291)
Birth date
Birth place
New York, USA
Active Period
  • c.1850 - c.1872
Arrival
  • 15 January 1853 (Fremantle, WA; ship 'Abigail.')
Residence
  • 1872- London, England, UK
  • June 1853 - 11 January 1872 Perth, WA
  • January 1853 - June 1853 Fremantle, WA
  • New York, USA
Training
  • c.1850 Buffalo, New York, USA
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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