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Grass Trees

Charles Kerry & Co1884

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum
Sydney, Australia

Glass negative, full plate, 'Australian grass trees', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917. Charles Kerry was born in 1858 and by 1885 was running a studio in partnership with C. D. Jones. This partnership lasted until 1892, when Charles became sole owner and changed the studio's name to Kerry and Co.

By 1890 the company was employing a number of photographers who would become famous in their own right. George Bell who covered rural New South Wales was employed in 1890 and Harold Bradley was doing outdoor work and covering events around Sydney by 1899.

Kerry continued to work in the field and in 1895 he took photographs of Royal National Park for New South Wales Government, photographed Queensland artesian bores and was employed by the New South Wales Government to travel the state and photograph Indigenous Australians. In 1897 Kerry led the first party to reach the summit of Mt Kosciuszko in winter conditions and photographed the Jenolan caves.

Details

  • Title: Grass Trees
  • Creator: Charles Kerry & Co
  • Date: 1884
  • Location: Australia, Oceania Australia, Oceania
  • Physical Dimensions: 165mm (w)
  • See MAAS website: See MAAS Collection record

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