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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creator of
Two Frames [of] Colored Portraits
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creator of
(Scottish scenery)
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creator of
The Sculptor's Studio
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
Giving It an Edge
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
The Conference
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
The Politicians
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
At Work or Play?
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
An Old Colonist's (the Artist's) Retreat
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 
creator of
The Aged and the Maimed
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From the series Photographs of our Village.

 

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  • Ellis, William (associate of)
Related people
  • Solomon, Saul (associate of)
Related works
  • Two Frames [of] Colored Portraits (creator of)
  • (Scottish scenery) (creator of)
  • The Sculptor's Studio (creator of)
  • Giving It an Edge (creator of)
  • The Conference (creator of)
  • The Politicians (creator of)
  • At Work or Play? (creator of)
  • An Old Colonist's (the Artist's) Retreat (creator of)
  • The Aged and the Maimed (creator of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da1a3b0b538b73d93018e56')) (exhibited at)
  • Ballarat Mechanics Institute Exhibition (exhibited at)