Louis John Daroux
Louis John Daroux (born September 22, 1870 in Addisons Flat , New Zealand , † May 24, 1948 in Wellington ) was a New Zealand photographer.
life and work
Louis John Daroux was a son of the married couple Henri and Jane Daroux, b. McPeak. He had a twin brother named James Daroux , who also became a photographer and settled at 45 Vivian Street in Wellington by 1905 at the latest, and a sister named Marguerite Fama. He probably learned the photography trade in the late 19th century.
Louis John Daroux documented life in New Zealand and Samoa , Fiji , Tonga etc. After initially working as a traveling photographer, he moved to Wellington, where from 1906 to 1908 he had a photo studio at 57 Vivian Strett. Later he dealt with agriculture; from 1916 he was a farmer in Manakau . In 1930 he patented a method of neutering cattle and founded Daroux Emasculators Limited. This company had its offices in Wellington at 34 Customhouse Quay and existed until 1975. Daroux traveled extensively in Australia in the late 1930s on behalf of the company.
The Louis John Daroux Collection is in the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. It comprises around 700 glass negatives and around 425 prints of his photographs. The Turnbull Library had already bought up the photographic estate of James Daroux in 1948.
A photo from 1901 shows Moifaa , the horse that won the Grand National Obstacle Race in England under Arthur Birch in 1904 , with its then co-owner, Mrs. Ellingham, and his then rider D. Watt.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Press release of the Turnbull Library from January 29, 2007
- ↑ life data on luminous-lint.com
- ↑ Moifaa with Mrs. A. Ellingham and D. Watt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daroux, Louis John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Addisons Flat , New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1948 |
| Place of death | Wellington |