Agency:
Stephen Spurling III (Photographer)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
28 Oct 1876
End Date:
03 Oct 1962
Description:
Stephen Spurling III was a prolific landscape and commercial photographer, with the largest studio in northern Tasmania from the turn of the century until 1937. Notable amongst his output are landscapes of Tasmanian wilderness areas. Spurling was a third generation photographer, his grandfather having established a studio in Hobart in the 1860s. Stephen Spurling II moved to Launceston to operate a branch of his father's business and operated independently from 1875. Spurling III took photos for his father as early as 1894 and officially joined the business in 1902. His best work probably dates from 1913-1930. He sold his business to Kodak in 1937.
Information Sources:
Chris Long, 'Tasmanian Photographers', p. 106-107; Christine Burgess, 'The Spurling legacy and the emergence of wilderness photography in Tasmania', PhD thesis, University of Tasmania, 2010
Series Created By Agency:
| NS7231 Miniature Photograph Sets | 01 Jan 1900 |
| LPIC91 Photographs - 'Life on the Tamar Tide' Exhibition | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1940 |
| LPIC144 Collection of Glass Plate Negatives | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1920 |
| NS3484 Photographs of Launceston Houses | 01 Jan 1920 | 31 Dec 1937 |
| NS3485 Photographs of Launceston Houses | 01 Jan 1920 | 31 Dec 1937 |