Charles Walter b. 1831

Also known as Carl Walter
  • Artist (Photographer)
Charles Walter was possibly Australia's first photojournalist. His early photographic work recorded local Aboriginal people at government stations.
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Name
Charles Walter
Also known as Carl Walter
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Botanist
  • Professional photographer
Birth date
1831
Birth place
Germany
Death date
11 October 1907
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1862 - c.1873
Arrival
  • 1856 (Migrated to Victoria)
Residence
  • c.1868 Gippsland, Vic.
  • c.1868 Age newspaper office, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1865 45 Bell Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1856 - c.1907 Victoria
  • c.1831 - c.1856 Germany
Cultural Heritage
  • German
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related works
  • Portrait photographs of Aborigines (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England (collected in)
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  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT. (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • On 11 October 1907, Walter's books and specimens were purchased by the government for the National Herbarium. Prostanthera walteri was named after him. (received)
  • Discovered the first Victorian example of the orchid Dendrobium speciosum, one of a large number of new plants. (received)
  • Set of 'Portraits of Aborigines' Walter presented to the commissioners of the 1866 Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition for the National Collections (received)
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