William Pearce Clifton b. 2 February 1816

Also known as Pearce
  • Artist (Photographer)
Amateur photographer, farmer and magistrate. Resident of Western Australia his photographs of Fremantle in the late 1860s are considered to be among the best photographs of the town at that time.
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Citations

  • Davies, Alan; and Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900’, Melbourne, Vic : Oxford University Press.

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

  • Information sourced from Erickson, Rica.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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