Alexander Witcomb

Alexander Spiers Witcomb
Born1838
Winchester, England
Died1905 (aged 66–67)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhotographer

Alexander Spiers Witcomb (also known as Alejandro S. Witcomb in Argentina; Winchester, 1838 – Buenos Aires, 1905) was a British photographer whose work is considered part of the historical heritage of Argentina,[1] where he established the first photography studio.[2]

The Witcomb collection contains about 500,000 negatives, although people from his era stated that the General Archive of the Nation could have received about 700,000 negatives at that time to become part of the Archive collection.[3][4]

  1. ^ Diccionario de historia de la fotografía, by M.L. Sougez – Ediciones Cátedra (Madrid, 2003) – ISBN 84-376-2038-4
  2. ^ "La familia argentina: treinta fotos de un pasado promisorio", Clarín, 3 April 2006
  3. ^ ""El triste estado del Archivo General de la Nación"". Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ^ Canto a la realidad. Fotografía latinoamericana 1860–1993 by E. Billeter – Lunwerg Editores (Barcelona, 2003) – ISBN 84-7782-268-9