Arthur Elliott

ELLIOTT, Arthur. (1870-1938) Painter and photographer, famous for his more than 13,000 photographs of historic places, buildings and events in South Africa. Employed by Luscombe Searelle from 1891 to paint scenery for his company. His first job was on Forget-Me-Not starring Genevieve Ward, for which he was paid £18 15s. ** His more than 13,000 photographic negatives are in the Archives in Cape Town and a book on his work (A Cape Camera, by Hans Fransen, was published by Ad Donker in 1993. (De Beer, 1995, Fletcher, 1994, Franzen, 1993)

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