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Wilson, George Washington
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- G. W. Wilson
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1823-1893
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G.W. Wilson is a Scottish photographer (1823-1893). He began his career photographing war ships in 1857. Following 1859 Wilson photographed various Scottish landscapes. In 1863, Wilson helped establish the Liverpool Amateur Photographic Association. By 1880 he had created "G.W Wilson & Co." the largest publishing company of topographic views in Britain.
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Born: Scotland (United Kingdom)
Died: Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom)
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The J. Paul Getty Trust. (2004). Gerry Union List of Artist Names Online. The Getty Research Institute. Retrieved from http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=G.W+Wilson&role=photographer&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500025761