William Millington Nixon b. 1 August 1814

  • Artist (Photographer)
William Nixon emigrated from Birmingham to South Australia in 1854. A gunsmith by trade, Nixon switched to a career in photography following his experience in the Duryea Brothers' studio for a short period of time. He specialised in mother and child portraits during the nineteenth century.
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child of
Joseph Henry Nixon
1844
Artist (Photographer)
parent of
Stephen Edward Nixon
1842
Artist (Photographer)
parent of
Samuel Nixon
1847
Artist (Photographer)
parent of
Joseph Henry Nixon
1844
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Townsend Duryea
1823
Artist (Photographer)
child of
née Millington Hannah Nixon
Other occupation
parent of
Samuel Nixon
1814
Artist (Photographer)
parent of
Stephen Edward Nixon
1814
Artist (Photographer)
grandparent of
Charles Millington Nixon
1814
Artist (Photographer)

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Sources
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
  • Photohistory of SA, Art Gallery of South Australia
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870
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References [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1858), Howell's Adelaide Directory.>, <ExternalResource: Noye, R.J. (2007) ‘Dictionary of South Australian Photography 1845-1915’, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. CD-ROM.>, <ExternalResource: Robinson, Julie and Zagala, Maria (2007), 'A Century in Focus: South Australian Photography 1840s to 1940s', Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.>] [<ExternalResource: Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1858), Howell's Adelaide Directory.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: Photohistory SA Archived Website>, <ExternalResource: Art Gallery of South Australia>]