Pegg Clarke (1890 - 1959) - photo 1

Pegg Clarke

Pegg Clarke was an Australian professional fashion, portrait, architectural and society photographer whose work, published frequently in magazines, was referred to by historian Jack Cato as being of "the highest standard." Her work featured in prominent early 20th century Australian magazines. By the end of World War I Clarke was considered one of the leading photographers in Melbourne. She was respected for her fashion photography, ger high society portraits, especially of debutantes and brides and their portraits of visiting celebrities. Clarke was not trained at the National Gallery School, though she drew as well as photographed, but was involved with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. In her personal work, mostly of landscape, Pegg was a Pictorialist.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1890, Australia
Date and place of death:1959, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australia
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Landscape painter, Photographer, Portraitist
Genre:Cityscape photography, Cityscape, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Fashion photography
Technique:Gelatin silver print

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John William Tristram (1870 - 1938)
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D'Arcy William Doyle (1932 - 2001)
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Robert Dickerson (1924 - 2015)
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Edgar Bertram Mackennal (1863 - 1931)
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Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004)
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Albert Namatjira (1902 - 1959)
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Gil Jamieson (1934 - 1992)
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Eileen Rosemary Mayo (1906 - 1994)
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Ron Mueck (1958)
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Sydney Ball (1933 - 2017)
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Harold Parker (1873 - 1962)
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Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920 - 1999)
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd
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Creators Fashion photography

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Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
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Vinoodh Matadin (1961)
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Walde Huth (1923 - 2011)
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Nick Knight (1958)
Nick Knight
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Brigitte Lacombe (1950)
Brigitte Lacombe
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Diane Arbus (1923 - 1971)
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Maurice Tabard (1897 - 1984)
Maurice Tabard
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Loomis Dean (1917 - 2005)
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Willy Maywald (1907 - 1985)
Willy Maywald
1907 - 1985
Hiro (Yasuhiro) Wakabayashi (1930 - 2021)
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Miles Aldridge (1964)
Miles Aldridge
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Fernand Fonssagrives (1910 - 2003)
Fernand Fonssagrives
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Dominique Issermann (1947)
Dominique Issermann
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