Antonia Blaxland b. 1928

  • Artist (Photographer)
Antonia Blaxland was born into a prominent Sydney family whose friends included the photographers Olive Cotton and Max Dupain. Blaxland worked as an apprentice with Dupain before establishing her own successful career as a professional photographer, capitalising on her family's connections to secure a range of high profile commissions that included interior designer Marion Best and Beatrice Bligh.
Talk | Version history | Updated Oct. 19, 2011 | Created Jan. 1, 1995
Name
Antonia Blaxland
Birth date
1928
Death date
1988
Death place
None
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Residence
  • c.1959- c.1988 Camden Park, NSW
  • 1950- 1959 Woollahra, NSW
  • c.1941- c.1946 Mittagong, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1946- c.1968
Languages
  • English
Training
  • Sturt Workshops, c.1945 Frensham School, Mittagong, NSW
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

photographer, established a small Sydney photographic practice in 1951, at once assisted and contained by her familial position as the daughter of Helen and Gregory Blaxland.

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Writers:
Staff Writer
Date written:
1995
Last updated:
2011
associate of
Ruth Drummond Ainsworth
1900
Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Olive Cotton
1911
Artist
associate of
Sydney Ure Smith
1887
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Graphic Designer), Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Marion Hall Best
1905
Artist
associate of
Max Dupain
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Dibbs Mather
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Helen Blaxland
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
child of
Gregory Blaxland
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
spouse of
Quentin Stanham
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Beatrice Bligh
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
associate of
Women's Committee of the National Trust (NSW)
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
None
Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
Ceramics and textiles on display in Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland
Date
1956
Note
Photographer of
Note: Photographer of
None
Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
Marion Best Pty Ltd showroom, Queen Street Woollahra, 1956 / photographed by Antonia Blaxland
Date
1956
Note
Photographer of
Note: Photographer of
None
Courtesy of: Historic Houses Trust
Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland
Date
1953
Note
Photographer of
Note: Photographer of
Collections
Citations:
  • Bligh, Beatrice, (1968), Down to Earth, (Features photographs by Antonia Blaxland Place: Sydney, NSW)
  • Richards, Michaela, (1993), The Best Style, (Place: Roseville East, NSW)
  • Quinn, Catriona, (1993), Sydney Style, (Place: Historic Houses Trust catalogue, Sydney, NSW)
See also:
  • Heritage: section 5, plate 224