Historical information

Portrait of Will Rees from Australian Photographic Journal. c 1909.
Will J. Rees born at Fiery Creek near Beaufort in 1856. Died in Mayes Street Stawell in 1938.
Will Rees started working as a carpenter and at 21 worked as a sign writer and decorator. Later in life he became a celebrated artist. An exhibition of his work held in 1927 attracted over 1000 people. He is also noted as a writer of historic events which happened in Stawell during his lifetime in the town.
Original photograph by W. J. Chapman Stawell.
Copy by John Steels Stawell 1998.
This photograph copy taken from The Australian Photographic Journal page 264. Sept 22nd 1909
Portrait taken by W. J. Chapman. Engraved by S. W. Bacon & Co.

Physical description

B/W Photo: Seated sideways wearing spectacles, moustachioed gentleman in three piece suit white shirt collar and dark tie and hat. Copy of original photo. c.1909. Original in "The Australian Photographic Journal p.264 22 September 1909. Portrait taken by W.J. Chapman. Engraved by S.W. Bacon and Co.