Alexander Fox b. 1830

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer, he produced the first known photographic record of early Bendigo but later sought to change his financial fortunes by painting. He disappeared after 1868, possibly lost at sea.
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Name
Alexander Fox
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Proprietor of a photographic gallery (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Birth date
1830
Birth place
Norwich, England, UK
Death date
c.1870
Active Period
  • 1856 - 1868
Arrival
  • c.1852 (Melbourne, Vic.)
Residence
  • c.1867 - c.1868 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1866 - c.1867 Collins Street East, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1862- Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1859- Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1858 - c.1859 View Point, Bendigo, Vic.
  • 1856 - 1858 Bridge Street, Sandhurst (Bendigo), Vic.
Cultural Heritage
  • Prussian (Polish)
  • Jewish
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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