H. Walter Barnett b. 25 January 1862

  • Artist (Photographer)
A professional photographer working in Australia and Europe in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century, Barnett was arguably Australia's first world-class portrait photographer. His sitters included Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt and many artistic Australians - Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Phil May among them.
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References [<ExternalResource: Ennis, Helen (2000), 'Mirror with a memory', National Portrait Gallery catalogue, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: Neill, Robert (2000), 'Legends: The art of Walter Barnett', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT.>, <ExternalResource: (2000), '"Better portraits than those of any painter" : Walter Barnett and his circle', World of Art and Antiques, 60th edition, Dec 2000 - Jun 2001, pp. 40-45.>]