Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

[1930s–1960s]

This collection of Eileen's Agar's photographs have all been digitised. Most of the photographs were taken by Eileen Agar and her husband, Joseph Bard on their trips abroad, and around the UK, from the 1930s up until around 1960. Subjects of the photographs include architecture, landscapes, and seaside towns and villages, along with portrait and group photographs of Eileen, Joseph, and their friends, including notable artists and fellow surrealists such as Man Ray, Paul Éluard and Pablo Picasso. Some of the photographs relate to sections of Agar's autobiography, 'A look at my life' which is noted on the item records on the archive catalogue. Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the archive catalogue.

Collection Owner: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference: TGA 8927

953 objects in this collection

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar

953 Objects

Title: Photographs of flowers, grasses and gardens
Date: [1930s–1956]
Description: Most pictures taken during Eileen Agar's trip to Sitio Litre, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1952-1956.
Reference: TGA 8927/6

953 objects in this collection

Showing 16 objects

Photograph of daisies, shells and stones

Photograph of a tree in bloom

Photograph of leaves at a stone masons

Photograph of a cactus

Photograph of palm leaves

Photograph of the terrace and pergola at an apartment in Tenerife

Photograph of the rear garden view at an apartment in Tenerife

Photograph of the garden at an apartment in Tenerife

Photograph of a rubber plant

Photograph of a lily

Photograph of a banana plant

Photograph of a palm tree

Photograph of a hand of bananas

Photograph of the botanical gardens of Orotava

Photograph of trees and leaves

Photograph of foliage

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