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'''Alphonso Sylvester Lisk-Carew''' (1887-1969) was active as a photographer in Sierre Leone from around 1905 to 1920-1925. |
'''Alphonso Sylvester Lisk-Carew''' (1887-1969) was active as a [[photographer]] in [[Sierre Leone]] from around 1905 to 1920-1925. |
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== Life and work == |
== Life and work == |
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Alphonso Lisk-Carew founded his business in 1905. His brother Arthur was his assistant. Lisk-Carew advertised as ''Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets [Freetown, Sierra Leone]''.<ref>[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/rcs_photographers/entry.php?id=302 RCS Photographers Index]</ref> The Lisk-Carew brothers were appointed photographers for the visit of the Duke of Connaught 1910.<ref>Macmillan, Allister ed.: ''The red book of West Africa. Historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources''. London, W.H. and L. Collingridge, 1920.</ref> |
Alphonso Lisk-Carew founded his business in 1905. His brother Arthur was his assistant. Lisk-Carew advertised as ''Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone]''.<ref>[http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/rcs_photographers/entry.php?id=302 RCS Photographers Index]</ref> The Lisk-Carew brothers were appointed photographers for the visit of the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke of Connaught]] in 1910.<ref>Macmillan, Allister ed.: ''The red book of West Africa. Historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources''. London, W.H. and L. Collingridge, 1920.</ref> |
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== Some photographs == |
== Some photographs == |
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Revision as of 20:44, 16 March 2014
Alphonso Lisk-Carew | |
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| Born | Alphonso Silvester Lisk-Carew 1887 |
| Died | 1969 |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Known for | Photography |
Alphonso Sylvester Lisk-Carew (1887-1969) was active as a photographer in Sierre Leone from around 1905 to 1920-1925.
Life and work
Alphonso Lisk-Carew founded his business in 1905. His brother Arthur was his assistant. Lisk-Carew advertised as Photographers, importers of photographic materials, stationery, toys, fancy goods, etc., 3 East Brook Lane and 30, corner of Westmoreland and Gloucester Streets Freetown, Sierra Leone].[1] The Lisk-Carew brothers were appointed photographers for the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1910.[2]
Some photographs
Publications about Lisk-Carew
- Vera Viditz-Ward: "Photography in Sierra Leone, 1850-1918". In: Africa (1987), 57:4, pag. 510–518
- Sierra Leone, 1787-1987. Two Centuries of Intellectual Life. Manchester, 1987. (p. 514-516) ISBN 0719027918 (=Repr. of Africa, 57: 4)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisk-Carew_Brothers.
References
- ^ RCS Photographers Index
- ^ Macmillan, Allister ed.: The red book of West Africa. Historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources. London, W.H. and L. Collingridge, 1920.
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