Ruth Hollick b. 17 March 1883

Also known as Ruth Miriam Hollick
  • Artist (Photographer)
Photographer, during the early 1920s established her reputation as one of Melbourne's leading photographic portraitists. She became renowned for her child photography.
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Name
Ruth Hollick
Also known as Ruth Miriam Hollick
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
Birth date
17 March 1883
Birth place
Williamstown, Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
1977
Active Period
  • 1950 - 1977
  • c.1920 - c.1939
  • c.1918 - c.1932
  • 1932 - 1950
  • 1908 - 1909
  • 1908 - 1950
Residence
  • 1883 - 1977 Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • 1902 - 1906 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Ennis, H. (2000), 'Mirror with a Memory', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Includes a wonderful gelatin silver photograph of young society women posed in a tableau, possibly of 'Spring' c.1925-35 (La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic).>, <ExternalResource: Crombie, Isobel (1993), 'In a New Light: Aspects of Australian Pictorialist Photography', National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Ennis, H. (2000), 'Mirror with a Memory', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Includes a wonderful gelatin silver photograph of young society women posed in a tableau, possibly of 'Spring' c.1925-35 (La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic).>, <ExternalResource: Hall, Barbara & Mather, Jenni (1986), 'Australian Women Photographers 1840-1960', Richmond, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Maddigan, Judy (1993), 'Ruth Hollick', Essendon Historical Society exhibition catalogue, Moonee Ponds, Vic.>] [<ExternalResource: Ennis, H. (2000), 'Mirror with a Memory', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Includes a wonderful gelatin silver photograph of young society women posed in a tableau, possibly of 'Spring' c.1925-35 (La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic).>]