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Papers of and relating to Anne Estelle Rice

1884–1997

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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

Showing 101–120 of 149 objects

Costume design titled ‘Duke D’Argon’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a yellow and black dress with tassle shoulder pads and a polka dot sash

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a male figure wearing a grey suit with a yellow waistcoat and wearing a white wig reminiscent of the Georgian Era

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Othello’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Malvolio’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Maria’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Duke’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Bastide, Valet to Charles IX’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Antonio, A Sea Captain’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Costume design titled ‘Curio, Attendant on the Duke’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a orange, red and white leotard with a feather boa headdress and cape in the style of the Ballets Russes

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a black bodice, a ruffled white skirt decorated with pink pom-poms, pink tights and a bonnet

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a black and silver patterned dress and a floppy wide brimmed hat

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a gold dress decorated with red spirals and a matching hat

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a white dress with blue and red stripes and a large red bow and a matching hat

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a pink dress with a full skirt decorated with whie ruffles and blue bows and a matching wide brimmed hat

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a white and blue dress with a short layered skirt and pink petticoats underneath and a matching hat

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a white dress with a full skirt decorated with orange and brown stripes and large pink flowers

Anne Estelle Rice
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Untitled costume design showing a female figure wearing a orange and brown dress with pink and purple ruffles and a matching hat

Anne Estelle Rice
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Costume design titled ‘Maria’

Anne Estelle Rice
date not known
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