Frederick Flood
Frederick William Flood (1881–1965) was an English born Australian photographer who worked for The West Australian newspaper in Perth Western Australia between the 1920s and 1940s. He was the newspaper's first full-time staff photographer; many of his photographs were also featured in the Western Mail. The range of photographs taken while working for the newspaper included many photographs in the rural regions of the Wheatbelt and South West.
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Frederick Flood
- Born
- 1881.
- Died
- 1965.
- Occupation
- photographer.
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Frederick William Flood (1881–1965) was an English born Australian photographer who worked for The West Australian newspaper in Perth Western Australia between the 1920s and 1940s. He was the newspaper's first full-time staff photographer; many of his photographs were also featured in the Western Mail. The range of photographs taken while working for the newspaper included many photographs in the rural regions of the Wheatbelt and South West.
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In the 1930s, photographs by Flood and the illustrations of Amy Heap dominated the Christmas editions of the Western Mail. Flood was also an accomplished artist. In 2016, a Museum of Perth project was able to locate and list over 270 items relating to Flood on the Trove catalogue.
Frederick Flood (1881–1965) was a photographer.
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1881
Frederick Flood born.
1965
Frederick Flood died.
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- 1.Trove. trove.nla.gov.au.
- 2.PHOTOGRAPHS FOR SALE. Western Mail. 60. 2,760. 26. 19 January 1939.
- 3.SEED TIME. Western Mail. 56. 2,908. 54 (THE CHRISTMAS 1941 WESTERN MAIL). 27 November 1941.
- 4.A STEADY PULL. Western Mail. 55. 2,860. 35 (THE CHRISTMAS WESTERN MAIL). 26 December 1940.
- 5.IN THE FAIR SOUTH-WEST. Western Mail. XLVI. 2,341. 62 (The Western Mail - Xmas 1930). 25 December 1930.
- 6.Fremantle Arts Centre Press. Embellishing the landscape : the images of Amy Heap and Fred Flood 1920-1940. 1990. 978-0-949206-64-0.
- 7.Trove - Archived webpage. Trove cbignore.
- 8.Collection of photographs and paintings by Frederick William Flood. 1920.
- 9.Photographs and watercolours by Frederick Flood : scenes of Perth and rural Western Australia. 1920.
- 10.Frederick William Flood :: Biography at :: At Design and Art Australia Online. www.daao.org.au.
- 11.http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=95629 Museum of Perth project 'Fredrick Flood'
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