Edith Collier holding a basket of lilies (reprint taken off original print)
Annie Davis, Photographer
This is one of the
archival photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in circa 1912.
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Object Detail
About the Work
This
is
a
copy
print
of
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
original
image
is
held
in
a
private
collection.
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
172 x 123 mm
Media
black and white photograph
Description
Portrait of Edith Collier holding a basket of lilies, in a garden setting. Edith is looking at the camera. Most likely an image reproduced from the original print)
Credit Line
Collection of The Edith Collier Trust, in the permanent care of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.
Collection Type
Archives
Loans
Loans
Collection
Acquisition Date
Circa 1985
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Accession Number:
A2015/1/25