Gladys Reeves

Gladys Reeves (1890–1974),[1] was an early Edmonton, Alberta photographer, establishing a photographic studio in 1920 and staying in business until 1950.[2]

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

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. "Reeves, Gladys". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. 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.
  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.
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