Thomas Cleary b. 1 April 1854

Also known as Planotype
  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer who operated studios in rural Victoria and NSW in 1891-1899. Cleary set up and photographed extraordinary tableaux of Aboriginal subjects, regularly using two Aboriginal models, Mr John and Mrs Kate Friday.
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Name
Thomas Cleary
Also known as Planotype
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
1 April 1854
Birth place
Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand
Death date
25 November 1899
Death place
Hay, NSW
Burial place
Roman Catholic section of Hay cemetery, Hay, NSW
Active Period
  • 1891 - 1899
Arrival
  • 1891
Residence
  • 1891 - 1897 (rural) New South Wales
  • 1899 - 25 November 1899 Hay, NSW
  • 1898 - 1899 Tumut, NSW
  • 1897 - 1898 Corowa, NSW
  • 1891 - 1897 (rural) Victoria
  • February 1848 - 1891 Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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Alternative names
  • Planotype
  • Planotype
Arrivals
  • 1891
  • 1891
Related people
  • Cleary, Catherine (child of)
  • Cleary, James (child of)
  • Cleary, James (associate of)
  • Friday, John (associate of)
  • Friday, Kate (associate of)
  • McRae, Tommy (associate of)
  • Charlton, (associate of)
  • Boon, H. G. (associate of)
  • Fairve, James Oliver Le (associate of)
  • Cleary, Catherine (child of)
  • Cleary, James (child of)
  • Cleary, James (associate of)
  • Friday, John (associate of)
  • Friday, Kate (associate of)
  • McRae, Tommy (associate of)
  • Charlton, (associate of)
  • Boon, H. G. (associate of)
  • Fairve, James Oliver Le (associate of)
Related works
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled [Aboriginal man and woman on bicycle: called 'Fijian' in Museum of Victoria.] (creator of)
  • Sentence of Death (creator of)
  • No. 4 Revenge (creator of)
  • No 3 Struggling for Grace (creator of)
  • No 2 Hunting (creator of)
  • (Untitled) (creator of)
  • Disowned (creator of)
  • Untitled (creator of)
  • Untitled [Aboriginal man and woman on bicycle: called 'Fijian' in Museum of Victoria.] (creator of)
  • Sentence of Death (creator of)
  • No. 4 Revenge (creator of)
  • No 3 Struggling for Grace (creator of)
  • No 2 Hunting (creator of)
  • (Untitled) (creator of)
  • Disowned (creator of)
Related collections
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • William Merrylees Library, Charles Sturt University, Riverina Campus, NSW (collected in)
  • Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • William Merrylees Library, Charles Sturt University, Riverina Campus, NSW (collected in)
Field Changes
Biography
Date modified April 10, 2011, 9:36 p.m. April 10, 2011, 9:36 p.m.
Indigenous notes