Portrait of Edith Collier and Ethel M Davis with bicycles
Annie Davis, Photographer
This is one of the
archival photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 22 Aug 1898.
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Object Detail
About the Work
“I
look
at
this
picture
and
think
how
difficult
it
would
have
been
to
ride
a
bike
with
such
long
dresses
and
the
ground
they
are
cycling
on
amongst
the
trees
can't
have
made
it
easier!
Their
faces
are
so
innocent,
I
wonder
what
they
were
doing
and
where
they
were
going.”
–
Ritesh
Verma,
‘My
Choice’
December
2021
This photograph taken by Annie Davis is of Davis's sister Ethel and early NZ Modernist painter Edith Collier (b.1885, d.1964). It is taken in 1898 when Edith was 13 years old and Ethel was 19. It is most likely that Edith and Ethel were friends as there is correspondence between 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 photograph taken by Annie Davis is of Davis's sister Ethel and early NZ Modernist painter Edith Collier (b.1885, d.1964). It is taken in 1898 when Edith was 13 years old and Ethel was 19. It is most likely that Edith and Ethel were friends as there is correspondence between 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
166 x 215 mm
Media
black and white photograph
Description
Edith Collier as a teenager posing with Ethel M Davis (Annie Davis's sister) and their bicycles outside. Rows of pine trees can be seen behind them.
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 1980s
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Accession Number:
A2015/1/30