Joseph Byron
Joseph Byron | |
|---|---|
Byron in a self portrait circa 1909 in a distorted wide angle lens | |
| Born | January 1847 |
| Died | May 28, 1923 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Employer | Byron Company |
| Spouse | Julia Lewin |
| Children | Percy Claude Byron (1878–1959) Mrs. Herbert Horne Mrs. David Stott Florence Mabel Byron |
Joseph Byron (January 1847 – May 28, 1923) was an English photographer who founded the Byron Company in Manhattan.[1][2]
Biography
Byron was born in England in January 1847.[3] His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all great photographers.[2] He received a commission from the British government to photograph the conditions in English coal mines. He emigrated to the United States in 1888 with his children, Percy Claude Byron, Florence Mabel Byron (1880–?), and Georgina Byron (1883–?).[3][4] In 1892 he opened his commercial studio in Manhattan.[5]
Byron's specialty was photographing Broadway shows and other stage productions.[4] Byron also documented life in New York City with his camera: street scenes, theater performances, leisure activities and the American upper class.[6][7]
His son was the photographer Percy Claude Byron.[8] Percy was "the premier maritime photographer of his generation". Byron worked for The New York Times in the 1890s.[4] He died on May 28, 1923, in Manhattan.[9]
Archive
- 22,000 photos at the Museum of the City of New York from between 1890 and 1942.[10]
References
- ^ The Oxford Companion to American Theater. Oxford University Press. 2004.
- ^ a b "Byron Photography". Byron Photography. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ a b "Byron family in the 1900 US census". 1900 US Census. Retrieved 2009-02-12 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ a b c "Joseph Byron". University of South Carolina. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "The Apple". New York Daily News. May 17, 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ https://monovisions.com/joseph-byron-biography-broadway-photographer/
- ^ https://photographyandvision.wordpress.com/2022/08/01/mondays-photography-inspiration-joseph-byron/
- ^ To, Leca! (July 11, 1959). "Percy Byron Dies. Photographer, 80. Recorder of Turn-of-Century New York Scenes Aided in 'Once Upon a City'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Joseph Byron". The New York Times. May 29, 1923.
- ^ "Byron Company Collection On Line". Museum of the City of New York. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
