Perestrello, Jordao da Luz, fl. 1900-1909 (photographer)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1900 - 1909
Biography
Jordao da Lux Perestrello was a commercial photographer based in the Canary Islands in the 1900s. He had studios at Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He was possibly a relative of M.O. Perestrello.
Sources:
Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
[Canary Island women], 1900
218 x 164 mm. A view showing a group of Canary Island women with baskets on their heads containing small milk churns, posed for the photographer. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).
[Canary Islanders in National Costume], 1900
173 x 220 mm. A view showing a man and a woman in national costume standing in the doorway of a house. Photographer unknown, but probably Jordaco du Lux Perestrello (sic).
[? Las Palmas (de Gran Canaria) from inland], 1900
217 x 169 mm. A view looking down over terraced fields towards the town and harbour. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).
[Panoramic view of ?Las Palmas de Gran Canaria], 1900
258 x 171 mm. Two prints joined. A view looking down onto the harbour and town with terraced fields running down to the sea shore in the foreground. Photograph by Jordao Perestrello.
[? Pico de Teide, Tenerife], 1900
227 x 171 mm. A view looking up over the houses of a village towards a snow covered peak, probably the Pico de Teide in the centre of the island. Photograph by Jordao de Lux Perestrello (sic).
[? Santa Cruz Harbour, Tenerife], 1900
220 x 169 mm. A view looking along a wharf towards the harbour and distant mountains. The wharf itself is a scene of busy activity with winches in operation and unloaded sacks piled on the quayside. Photograph by Jordao da Lux Perestrello (sic).