Australian Aborigine - Henry King (1855?-1923) - Sydney
Glass, masking paper
8.2 x 8.2 cm. New Guinea
A Lantern Slide of Colo Men in Gala Dress
Australian Aborigine - Henry King (1855?-1923) - Sydney
Top - printed in black - "Australian Aborigine - Henry King (1855? -1923) - Sydney"
A Lantern Slide of an Australian Aborigine
Top - hand written "Australian Aborigine"
Henry King (1855?-1923) was an English-born Australian photographer, known for his studies of Australian Aboriginal people and his views of Sydney. King was one of Australia's most significant early photographers, described by the Australian Photographic Review as "stand[ing] high in the esteem of the craft" |