Daisy Edis
Daisy Edis | |
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| Born | 1888 Durham,UK |
| Died | March 1, 1964 |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Organization(s) | Royal Photographic Society,British Institute of Professional Photography,Durham Photographic Society |
Daisy Emma EdisFRPSFIBP(1888 – 1 March 1964; married name Spence) was a photographer based inDurham,UK. She is commemorated by a blue plaque at her former home inGilesgateas a "pioneering Durham professional photographer".[1][2]
Career
[edit]Edis began working in the photography studio founded by her father,John Reed Edis,as a teenager in 1901, and continued the business alone after his death in 1942 until her own death in 1964.[3][4]
Edis was a specialist in portrait photography but also became well known for photography forDurham Cathedral,Durham University,andDurham School;she was one of the last photographers to use theplatinum print process,and her work was exhibited in Europe, the US, Australia and Japan as well as in the UK.[3][4]She became an Ordinary Member and then an Associate Member of theRoyal Photographic Societyin 1933, and a Fellow in 1935; she was also a Fellow of theBritish Institute of Professional Photography,and a founding member of the Durham Photographic Society in the 1940s.[3][5][6]
Edis' married name was Spence, but her husband died only a few years after their marriage and she continued to use her maiden name professionally.[5]
Legacy
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Collections of photographs taken by Daisy and John Edis are held byDurham UniversityandBeamish Museum.[4][7][8]Beamish also has a replica photography studio, JR & D Edis Photographers, which is based on the Edis' studio at 52 Saddler Street, Durham and includes objects from the original studio.[7][9]
The blue plaque commemorating Edis was installed by the City of Durham Parish Council at her former home at 142 Gilesgate, Durham, in 2022.[5][6]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"List of Plaques in the City – The City of Durham Trust".Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^"Parish Council celebrates City heritage with new blue plaques".cityofdurham-pc.gov.uk.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^abc"Volume 104 – Page 121 – The Royal Photographic Society".archive.rps.org.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^abc"Catalogue of the Edis Photographic Negatives".reed.dur.ac.uk.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^abc"Blue plaque unveiled in Durham to photographer Daisy Edis FRPS".British Photographic History.2022-07-03.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^ab"A Blue Plaque for Daisy Edis – DURHAM PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY".durhamphotographicsociety.org.uk.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^ab"JR & D Edis Photographers at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North".Beamish.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^"Edis Negatives – Archives Hub".archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^Whetstone, David (2016-05-07)."Has Beamish kickstarted the high street revival with the opening of two new shops?".ChronicleLive.Retrieved2023-09-30.