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| Photo: Ruth Hollick, Moonee Ponds |
This portrait of a woman and child was taken in Ruth Hollick's home studio in Moonee Ponds in 1918. The Hollick home was on the south side of Park Street. Ruth took a number of photos in the local area, and these are referred to in an article about her on the Time Travellers website. At the end of 1918 she took over the studio of Mina Moore in Collins Street, Melbourne, and went on to develop a reputation for child portraiture, particularly using natural light.
The subjects of the above photo are not currently known. This photo is one of a pair. The other photo is inscribed on the back "With love to Auntie Lola March 1918." If you can identify this pair, we would love to hear from you.
Might anyone know of a photograph of Ruth Hollick who seems to be camera shy herself?
ReplyDeleteHi Gael, I've never come upon one. My only thought is that family members might have snapped her at Christmas. She might be lurking in a family album somewhere, perhaps.
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