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.

Citations

  • 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).

  • Crombie, Isobel (1993), 'In a New Light: Aspects of Australian Pictorialist Photography’, National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • 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).

  • Hall, Barbara & Mather, Jenni (1986), 'Australian Women Photographers 1840-1960’, Richmond, Vic.

  • Maddigan, Judy (1993), 'Ruth Hollick’, Essendon Historical Society exhibition catalogue, Moonee Ponds, Vic.

See also

  • 'Section 11, plate 477'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book