Gladys Reeves | |
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![]() Gladys Reeves ca. 1920. | |
Born | 1890 Somerset, United Kingdom |
Died | 26 April 1974 Edmonton, Canada | (aged 83–84)
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Photography |
Gladys Reeves (1890–1974), [1] was an Edmonton, Alberta photographer, establishing a photographic studio in 1920 and staying in business until 1950. [2]
Gladys Reeves was born in 1890 in Somerset, England. She and her family emigrated to Edmonton, Canada in 1904. [2]
In 1905 she started her career in photography working as a receptionist for the photographer Ernest Brown. [2] Brown helped Reeves start her own studio named The Art League in 1920. This was the first woman-owned photographic studio in Canada west of Winnipeg. [3] The studio specialized in portraits and commercial photography [2] [4]
In 1929 Reeves' first studio was destroyed by fire, but reopened at a new location on Jasper Avenue. [2]
Reeves and Brown opened the Pioneer Days Museum in the 1930s. [1]
Concurrent with her success as a photographer, Reeves was involved with the beautification of Edmonton. She belonged to the Edmonton Horticultural Society where she served a term as President; the first woman to hold that office. She was a charter member of the Edmonton Tree Planting Committee. [5] In 1923 the Edmonton Tree Planting Committee coordinated the planting of more than 5,000 trees on boulevards in Edmonton. [2]
Reeves died in Edmonton on 26 April 1974 at the age of 83. [2]
Her works were included in a 1983 exhibition entitled "Rediscovery: Canadian Women Photographers 1841–1941". [1]
A collection of Reeves' photographs is in the Provincial Archives of Alberta [1]
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Gladys Reeves | |
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![]() Gladys Reeves ca. 1920. | |
Born | 1890 Somerset, United Kingdom |
Died | 26 April 1974 Edmonton, Canada | (aged 83–84)
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Photography |
Gladys Reeves (1890–1974), [1] was an Edmonton, Alberta photographer, establishing a photographic studio in 1920 and staying in business until 1950. [2]
Gladys Reeves was born in 1890 in Somerset, England. She and her family emigrated to Edmonton, Canada in 1904. [2]
In 1905 she started her career in photography working as a receptionist for the photographer Ernest Brown. [2] Brown helped Reeves start her own studio named The Art League in 1920. This was the first woman-owned photographic studio in Canada west of Winnipeg. [3] The studio specialized in portraits and commercial photography [2] [4]
In 1929 Reeves' first studio was destroyed by fire, but reopened at a new location on Jasper Avenue. [2]
Reeves and Brown opened the Pioneer Days Museum in the 1930s. [1]
Concurrent with her success as a photographer, Reeves was involved with the beautification of Edmonton. She belonged to the Edmonton Horticultural Society where she served a term as President; the first woman to hold that office. She was a charter member of the Edmonton Tree Planting Committee. [5] In 1923 the Edmonton Tree Planting Committee coordinated the planting of more than 5,000 trees on boulevards in Edmonton. [2]
Reeves died in Edmonton on 26 April 1974 at the age of 83. [2]
Her works were included in a 1983 exhibition entitled "Rediscovery: Canadian Women Photographers 1841–1941". [1]
A collection of Reeves' photographs is in the Provincial Archives of Alberta [1]
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