Townsend Duryea b. 1823

Also known as Townsend Duryea Senior
  • Artist (Photographer)
Nineteenth-century American-born photographer who emigrated to Australia. Duryea worked in various states, but mainly South Australia. He became a leading photographer of his day, particularly in the daguerreotype process.

Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 6861/1888’.

  • Noye, R. J. (c.1972), 'Townsend Duryea’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, ed. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward, vol 4, Melbourne, Victoria.

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

  • Holden, R. (1988), 'Photography in Colonial Australia: The Mechanical Eye and the Illustrated Book’, Potts Point, New South Wales.

  • Noye, R. J. (1968), 'Early South Australian Photography: The R.J. Noye Collection’, Adelaide.

  • Tanre, C., et al. (1977), 'The Mechanical Eye’, Sydney.

  • (1855), Hobart Town Advertiser, 16 January, 21 April, 18 May, 8 June, 28 July.

  • (19 December 1888), Riverina Recorder.

  • (1870), South Australian Advertiser, 5 Jan, 15 Dec.

  • (1855), South Australian Register, 1 Feb, 23 March, 15 May, 7, 31 Dec.

  • Information sourced from Davies, Alan.

  • Information sourced from Lendon, Nigel.

  • Information sourced from Noye, Bob.

  • Information sourced from Thomson, J.

  • Information sourced from Stillwell, G. T.

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia