Townsend Duryea b. 1823

  • Artist (Photographer)
Nineteenth-century American-born photographer who worked in various states, but mainly South Australia. He became a leading photographer of his day.
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Name
Townsend Duryea
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Other Occupation
  • photographer
Birth date
1823
Birth place
Glencoe, Long Island, New York, NY, USA
Death date
13 December 1888
Death place
Balranald, New South Wales
Active Period
  • 1864 - 1875
  • 1855 - 1863
  • 1852 - 1855
Arrival
  • 1852 (Melbourne, Victoria)
Residence
  • 1876 - 1888 Balranald, Riverina district, New South Wales
  • 1864 - 1875 66 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 1855 - 1863 King William and Grenfell streets, Adelaide, South Australia
  • 11 December 1854 - 1855 Liverpool St, Hobart Town, Tasmania
  • 1852 - 1854 3 Bourke Street East, Melbourne, Victoria
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions
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  • McDonald, A. (associate of)
  • Jones, Henry (associate of)
  • Hood, John (associate of)
  • Duryea, Townsend (Junior) (parent of)
  • Duryea, Edwin (parent of)
  • Duryea, Richard (parent of)
  • Duryea, Frank (parent of)
Related stub person groups
  • [Royal] South Australian Society of Arts (associate of)
  • South Australian Agricultural and Horticultural Society (associate of)
Related people
  • Nixon, William Millington (associate of)
  • Shaw, James (associate of)
  • Duryea, Sanford (sibling of)
  • Caire, Nicholas John (associate of)
Related works
  • Duryea's Adelaide Album (creator of)
Related collections
  • R.J. Noye Collection, Mortlock Library, State Library of South Austalia, Adelaide (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (received)
  • five prizes (received)
  • South Australian Agricultural and Horticultural Society (received)
Related events
  • South Australian Society of Arts Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Agricultural and Horticultural Society (exhibited at)
  • South Australian Society of the Arts Third Annual Exhibition (exhibited at)