Thomas Wright b. 1830

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Thomas Wright was a painter, professional photographer and prospector. According to William Moore, Wright was a pupil of the popular English landscape painter and Royal Academician Thomas Creswick. He was a foundation member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870.
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Name
Thomas Wright
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220)
  • drawing master (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • prospector (ANZSIC code: 1012)
Birth date
1830
Birth place
Sheffield, England, UK
Death date
1881
Active Period
  • c.1852 - c.1881
Arrival
  • 1852 (Melbourne, Vic)
Residence
  • 1865 236 Bourke Street, East Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1864 3 McKenzie Street, Melbourne, Victoria
  • Bendigo, Victoria
  • c.1859 Back Street, Geelong, Victoria
  • 26 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: (April 1985), 'Australian Art--Colonial to Modern', Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Melbourne, Victoria, .>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, A. (1977), 'Artists of the Australian Gold Rush', Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, William (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', 2 vols, 1934 (facsimile reprint, 1980).>, <ExternalResource: Thomas, David (1989), 'Artists of the Bendigo Goldfields 1852-1864', Bendigo Art Gallery catalogue, March-April.>, <ExternalResource: (18 December 1852), Argus.>, <ExternalResource: (2 May 1874), Illustrated Sydney News.>, <ExternalResource: (8 April 1869), Melbourne Punch.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art', 2nd edn, Melbourne, Victoria.>, <ExternalResource: (1853), Melbourne Directory.>, <ExternalResource: (1870), Argus, 25 May, 29 June, 1 Dec.>] [<ExternalResource: (April 1985), 'Australian Art--Colonial to Modern', Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Melbourne, Victoria, .>]