Portrait of Edith Colllier and Ethel M Davis with bicycles
Annie Davis, Photographer
This is one of the
archival photographs
in our collection.
It was made in 22 Aug 1898. The place where it was made is unknown.
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Object Detail
About the Work
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.
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
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Accession Number:
A2015/1/30
