Gladys Reeves

Gladys Reeves
Gladys Reeves ca. 1920.
Born1890 (1890)
Somerset, United Kingdom
Died26 April 1974(1974-04-26) (aged 83–84)
Edmonton, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Known forPhotography
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Gladys Reeves (1890–1974),[1] was an Edmonton, Alberta photographer, establishing a photographic studio in 1920 and staying in business until 1950.[2]

Biography

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Reeves, Gladys". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Herzog, Lawrence. "Edmonton's Pioneer Photographers". Edmonton City as Museum Project. Edmonton Heritage Council. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ Roemmich, Linda Goyette, Carolina Jakeway (2005). Edmonton in our own words (1. ed., 2. print. ed.). Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. p. 207. ISBN 0888644493. Retrieved 16 November 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Holmgren, Eric J. "Ernest Brown". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Gladys Reeves (1890–1974)". Alberta Gardener. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.