A Modern Vision: Charles Bayliss, Photographer, 1850-1897
Helen Ennis, 2008
About
Charles Bayliss was probably one of Australia’s greatest nineteenth-century
photographers. In his day, Bayliss’s work was highly regarded and he received
numerous prestigious government commissions. His photography has been praised
since but, in contemporary terms, Bayliss has not yet received his due.
This beautiful publication, drawing on the National Library of Australia exhibition
of the same name, is the first to highlight the various strands of Bayliss’s
photographic practice. It encompasses his apprenticeship with Beaufoy Merlin
from 1870 to 1873, his work for B.O. Holtermann from 1873 to 1875 and his independent
career from 1876 until his death in 1897 at the age of 47.
235 x 288 mm
68 pages
ISBN: 978-0-642-27667-4
Published by the National Library of Australia
Resources
Exhibition website
ABC news article,
includes audio interview with Helen Ennis and related video
Article from The Age
Available from
NLA Online
Full download at the NLA's Charles Bayliss website
