Thomas Wright b. 1830

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Thomas Wright was a painter, professional photographer and prospector. According to William Moore, Wright was a pupil of the popular English landscape painter and Royal Academician Thomas Creswick. He was a foundation member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1870.
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Citations

  • (April 1985), 'Australian Art—Colonial to Modern’, Deutscher Fine Art catalogue, Melbourne, Victoria, .

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Other occupations
  • teacher
  • drawing master (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • prospector
  • teacher
  • drawing master
  • prospector