Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice
1884–1997
Material from this collection available to view online, includes illustrated postcards, sent from Anne Estelle Rice to her young son, David Drey, as well as a cache of beautifully illustrated and colourful costume designs by her for theatre productions, such as Othello, Macbeth and A Twelfth Night dating from the 1930s. These papers provide a valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by a women artist working in the early twentieth century in Paris and then London. Further material from this collection can be searched on the online catalogue, notably early sketchbooks showing her development as a talented draughtswoman, and correspondence with her husband, the theatre critic, Raymond Drey, and influential individuals, such as Katherine Mansfield and J. D. Fergusson.
- Collection Owner
- Anne Estelle Rice 1877 – 1959
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Eleven sketchbooks purchased from Mrs Gill Drey with the remaining papers donated by Mrs Drey, December 2009.
- Reference
- TGA 200920
149 objects in this collection
- Title
- Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice
- Date
- 1884–1997
- Description
- Material from this collection available to view online, includes illustrated postcards, sent from Anne Estelle Rice to her young son, David Drey, as well as a cache of beautifully illustrated and colourful costume designs by her for theatre productions, such as Othello, Macbeth and A Twelfth Night dating from the 1930s. These papers provide a valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by a women artist working in the early twentieth century in Paris and then London. Further material from this collection can be searched on the online catalogue, notably early sketchbooks showing her development as a talented draughtswoman, and correspondence with her husband, the theatre critic, Raymond Drey, and influential individuals, such as Katherine Mansfield and J. D. Fergusson.
- Reference
- TGA 200920
Showing 1–20 of 149 objects
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train rushing down a hill from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
10 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train going over a hill from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
15 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train titled ‘The Manchester express’ from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
19 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train on a single-track railway from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
18–23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train leaving a tunnel from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
19–23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a linesman repairing the wheels of a train from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
20–23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train with a duck sitting on the last carriage from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
20–23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a woman with a child in front of a tram from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
21–23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a boat on a large wave from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
22 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a crate lifting a vehicle from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
23 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a train accident from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
27 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a steam train titled ‘Puffing Billy’ from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
28 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a woman posting a letter into a mailbox from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
28 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of railway tracks from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
29 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a tractor from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
30 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a bus with penguins on the top deck from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
30 June 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a red hot air balloon in the sky from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
1 July 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of an aeroplane flying over pink clouds from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
2 July 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a white sailing boat from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
3 July 1923
Anne Estelle Rice, Raymond Drey, recipient: David Drey Postcard illustrated with a sketch of a rooster in front of a car from Anne Estelle Rice and O. Raymond Drey to David Drey
4 July 1923