Portrait of Edith Collier with a basket of lilies
Annie Davis, Photographer
This is one of the
archival photographs
in our collection.
The place and date where it was made are unknown.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
is
a
photograph
of
early
NZ
Modernist
painter
Edith
Collier
(b.1885,
d.1964)
probably
taken
in
Whanganui
prior
to
Edith's
1913
departure
to
the
UK
to
study
at
St
John's
Wood
School
of
Art
in
London.
The photographer Annie Davis was well known to Edith as there is correspondence between Annie's sister Ethel and Edith in the Edith Collier Trust Archive.
Annie Davis owned a studio, together with photograph Emily Collis, in Whanganui's Ridgway Street from 1899-1901. She subsequently moved to Auckland where she had her images published in the Auckland Weekly news in 1911 and 1912.
The photographer Annie Davis was well known to Edith as there is correspondence between Annie's sister Ethel and Edith in the Edith Collier Trust Archive.
Annie Davis owned a studio, together with photograph Emily Collis, in Whanganui's Ridgway Street from 1899-1901. She subsequently moved to Auckland where she had her images published in the Auckland Weekly news in 1911 and 1912.
This record represents an archive item and has related works.
Measurements
213 x 106mm
Media
black and white photograph
Description
Portrait of Edith Collier holding a basket of lilies, in a garden setting. Edith looks to the left. Oval photograph mounted on card.
Credit Line
Collection of the Edith Collier Trust, in the permanent care of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Archives
Archives
Collection
Acquisition Date
Circa 1985
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Accession Number:
A2015/1/7