A. V. Smith

  • Artist (Photographer)
Professional photographer and miner, ran a photographic business in the 1850s, acquiring Saul Solomon's reputed collection of 17,000 glass plate negatives in the process. Smith and his brother produced a series of local shots under the title 'Photographs of our village' for the Ballarat Mechanics Institute Exhibition in 1869.
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Name
A. V. Smith
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Miner
Death date
1874
Death place
Ballarat, Vic
Active Period
  • 1854 - 1874
Residence
  • 1854 - 1874 Ballarat, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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