Henry King (7 March 1855 – 22 May 1923)[1] was an English-born Australian photographer, known for his studies of Australian Aboriginal people and his views of Sydney. King was one of Australia's most significant early photographers, described by the Australian Photographic Review as "stand[ing] high in the esteem of the craft".[2]
Henry King was born in Swanage, Dorset, England, the son of a stonemason, William Isaac King 1832–1916 and his wife Eliza, née Tomes 1834–1912. King's family emigrated to Australia arriving in December 1856. In 1878 he married Elizabeth Lang.[3]
King's career as a photographer began in the Sydney studio of J. Hubert Newman.[3] From 1880 King had his owned studio, initially in partnership with William Slade, at 316 George Street Sydney. Between 1889 and 1894 King travelled widely in New South Wales and Queensland, making many photographic studies of Aboriginal Australians.[2] These were generally half-length portraits, against a painted backdrop.[3] King exhibited some of these portraits at the World Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893, receiving a bronze medal.[3] King also printed and exhibited in Chicago many photographs from negatives taken by Reverend W.G. Lawes of people and scenes photographed in New Guinea and islands of the Pacific.[2]
In later years he turned to landscape photography, using the dry-plate technique, and produced a great many scenic views of Sydney.[3] He also photographed notable views around New South Wales, including scenes of Jenolan Caves taken using magnesium flares.[2]
King died on 22 May 1923 aged 68, leaving his wife, a son and three daughters. He was buried at Waverley Cemetery.[3]
After King's death, many of his glass negatives were purchased by J. R. Tyrrell and passed to Consolidated Press Holdings.[3] The Tyrrell Collection, which includes works by a number of Australian photographers, is now held by the Powerhouse Museum.
^ abcdePowerhouse Museum, Henry King Photography Studio 1880–1900, (retrieved 23 September 2013)
^ abcdefghijRichard King, Henry King, Australian Dictionary of Biography (retrieved 23 September 2013)
^Trove, National Library of Australia, (retrieved 23 September 2013)
External linksedit
National Film and Sound Archive, Australia
Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum
Photographic Collection, State Library of New South Wales
National Library of Australia- Pictures
Obituary in Australasian photo-review, Vol. 30 No. 10 (15 October 1923) pp523 via Trove
April 11, 2024
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