Henry Barnes

  • Artist (Photographer)
Henry Barnes spent his working life at the Australian Museum in Sydney where he worked as a photographer and taxidermist. He was involved in a scandal whereby accusations of selling obscene photographs on museum premises were laid.
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Name
Henry Barnes
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • Museum Assistant (ANZSIC code: 8910)
  • Taxidermist (ANZSIC code: 2599)
  • Professional photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
Death date
1904
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Death note
possible attribution
Active Period
  • 1859 - 1897
Residence
  • 1859 - 1904 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 8080/1904; 8045/1913; 11233/1934'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 265/1859; 686/1884'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 1889/1860; 2214/1862; 623/1865'.>, <ExternalResource: Strahan, R. (1979), 'Rare and Curious Specimens: An Illustrated History of the Australian Museum', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1867), Illustrated Sydney News, 07-16.>, <ExternalResource: (1873), Sydney Mail, 05-10.>, <ExternalResource: (1864), Sydney Morning Herald, 05-13.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 8080/1904; 8045/1913; 11233/1934'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : 265/1859; 686/1884'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records : 1889/1860; 2214/1862; 623/1865'.>]