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

Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice

149 Objects
- Correspondence
  
  25 Objects
- Artwork and source material
  
  124 Objects

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

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149 objects in this collection

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Set design titled ‘Charles IX’s Bedchamber’

Set design titled ‘Act II Scene V Olivia’s Garden’

Untitled set design showing a palm tree surrounded by chair and tables with umbrellas

Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a blue dress with a tiered full skirt decorated with ruffles and a bodice with scalloped edged sleeves reminiscent of the Victorian Era(?)

Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a yellow dress decorated with blue flowers wrapped in a pink shawl and a bonnet with blue ribbons reminiscent of the Victorian Era

Costume design titled ‘Sir Hugh Evans’

Costume design titled ‘Anne Page’

Costume design titled ‘Nym’

Costume design titled ‘Robin’

Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a blue dress with a full skirt decorated with ruffles and pink and black bows reminiscent of the Victorian Era

Costume design titled ‘Mistress Quickly as a Fairy’

Costume design titled ‘Pistol’

Costume design titled ‘Falstaff’

Untitled costume design showing a male figure in a red and brown suit with a green cravat reminiscent of the Georgian Era

Untitled costume designs showing a female figure wearing a blue leotard with a gold cape and a further female figure in a red, pink and black dress in the style of the Ballets Russes

Untitled costume design showing a figure wearing a blue leotard and wrapped in a blue and grey shawl and a further female figue in a black bodice with a draped polka dot skirt in the style of the Ballets Russes

Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a blue and pink dress with a red garter and a further male figure in a brown and white suit in the style of the Ballet Russe

Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a white dress decorated with pink flower, green leaves and blue bows and a pink, green and black chequered sash

Costume design titled ‘Charles IX’

Costume design titled ‘Falstaff’

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