Ruth Hollick (1883 - 1977)
Ruth Hollick
Ruth Miriam Hollick was an Australian portrait and fashion photographer who was one of Melbourne's leading Pictorialist photographers during the 1920s. There is evidence that Hollick was experimenting with photography in a home darkroom by 1907. The following year, she set herself up as a freelance photographer who toured rural areas of the state of Victoria, making portraits of families, especially children. She worked mostly outdoors in natural light with a field camera. By World War I, she had shifted into studio photography. It was in this period that Hollick developed a reputation for skillful use of both natural and studio lighting and for stylish compositions, often setting her subjects against plain backgrounds. She specialized in portraits of society figures and celebrities, as well as fashion photography for use in advertisements.
| Date and place of birt: | 17 march 1883, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Date and place of death: | 7 april 1977, Sandringham, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australia |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Photographer, Portraitist |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Art style: | Realism, Fashion photography |
